Dry moat at Moat Plantation
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Dry moat at Moat Plantation by Richard Law as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © Richard Law Taken: 2 May 2011
The maps show water in this ditch, although it's as dry as a bone at the moment, and must rarely flood. It's clearly a moat, but proving hard to come by any information on the historical context.
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