Marston Moat
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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
. It is now on the Heritage at Risk
register due to animal burrowing.
The 23 feet (7 m) wide moat which measures 108 feet (32.9 m) by 188 feet (57.3 m) has a 10 feet (3 m) wide and 1 foot (0.3048 m) high bank on its south and east sides. 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. As a result of this and an insult to the King's messenger Richard Bigot lost his titles to land, which were assigned to William de Meriet and John de Meriet.
It was leased as a farmhouse by the reign of Edward IV however none of the stone remains, and no full excavation has ever been carried out.
Trudoxhill
Trudoxhill is a village and civil parish near Nunney in the Mendip district of Somerset, England.-History:The name Trudoxhill comes from the Old English treow meaning tree, dox for dark and hyll for hill....
, Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
, England. It has been designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument
Scheduled Ancient Monument
In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a 'nationally important' archaeological site or historic building, given protection against unauthorized change. The various pieces of legislation used for legally protecting heritage assets from damage and destruction are grouped under the term...
. It is now on the Heritage at Risk
Heritage at Risk
Heritage at Risk is a collective term applied to 'designated' heritage assets that are at risk as a result of neglect, decay or inappropriate development, or are vulnerable to becoming so.In England, an annual Heritage at Risk Register is published by English Heritage...
register due to animal burrowing.
The 23 feet (7 m) wide moat which measures 108 feet (32.9 m) by 188 feet (57.3 m) has a 10 feet (3 m) wide and 1 foot (0.3048 m) high bank on its south and east sides. It is situated east of the River Frome
River Frome, Somerset
The River Frome is a river in Somerset. It rises near Witham Friary, flows north through the town of Frome and joins the River Avon at Freshford, south of Bath....
.
The site was held by the Bigot family of Marston Bigot
Marston Bigot
Marston Bigot is a small village near Nunney and south of Frome in Somerset, England.-History:Marston Bigot was listed as "Mersitone-tora" in the Doomesday Book, which gave the name of the then Saxon landowner as Robert Arundel. It became known as Marston Bigot some time after it was given by...
before 1195. There is some evidence that they fortified it without a licence from Edward II. As a result of this and an insult to the King's messenger Richard Bigot lost his titles to land, which were assigned to William de Meriet and John de Meriet.
It was leased as a farmhouse by the reign of Edward IV however none of the stone remains, and no full excavation has ever been carried out.