Marston Moat

Marston Moat
Marston Moat
Marston Moat is located in Somerset
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Location of Marston Moat in Somerset
Location: Trudoxhill, Somerset, England
Coordinates: 51°11′43″N 2°20′24″W / 51.19528°N 2.34°W / 51.19528; -2.34Coordinates: 51°11′43″N 2°20′24″W / 51.19528°N 2.34°W / 51.19528; -2.34
Scheduled monument
Official name: Marston Moat
Designated: 1 November 1966[1]
Reference #: 29779

Marston Moat is the site of a fortified manor house in the parish of Trudoxhill, Somerset, England. It has been designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.[2] It is now on the Heritage at Risk register due to animal burrowing.[3]

The 23 feet (7.0 m) wide moat which measures 108 feet (33 m) by 188 feet (57 m) has a 10 feet (3.0 m) wide and 1 foot (0.30 m) high bank on its south and east sides.[4] It is situated east of the River Frome.

The site was held by the Bigot family of Marston Bigot before 1195. There is some evidence that they fortified it without a licence from Edward II.[5] As a result of this and an insult to the King's messenger Richard Bigot lost his titles to land,[6] which were assigned to William de Meriet and John de Meriet.[7]

It was leased as a farmhouse by the reign of Edward IV however none of the stone remains,[2] and no full excavation has ever been carried out.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Marston Moat". English Heritage. http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1016302. Retrieved 25 August 2011. 
  2. ^ a b "Marston Moat". Somerset Historic Environment Record. Somerset County Council. http://webapp1.somerset.gov.uk/her/details.asp?prn=24736. Retrieved 25 August 2011. 
  3. ^ "Marston Moat". Heritage at Risk. English Heritage. http://risk.english-heritage.org.uk/2010.aspx?id=7381&rt=0&pn=442&st=a&ctype=all&crit=. Retrieved 25 August 2011. 
  4. ^ "Marston Moat". Fortified England. http://www.fortifiedengland.com/Fortifications/ViewItem/tabid/61/IID/1469/Default.aspx. Retrieved 25 August 2011. 
  5. ^ "Marston Moat". Castle Facts. http://castlefacts.info/contentpages/castledetails/castledetails.asp?country=England&countyid=36&county=Somerset&castleid=3491&latitude=51.1924&longitude=-2.3335&uin=13274&DirectPhoto=P. Retrieved 25 August 2011. 
  6. ^ Dunning, Robert (1995). Somerset Castles. Tiverton: Somerset Books. pp. 60. ISBN 1861832787. 
  7. ^ "Marston Moat". The Gatehouse. http://homepage.mac.com/philipdavis/English%20sites/3274.html. Retrieved 25 August 2011. 
  8. ^ "Marston Moat". Pastscape National Monument Record. English Heritage. http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=202870. Retrieved 25 August 2011. 

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