Fowlmere: the Round Moat
Introduction
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Fowlmere: the Round Moat
Image: © John Sutton Taken: 16 Feb 2014
The nearby information board explains that the Fowlmere moat is unusual in being oval, one of only four in the county. Its size and substantial earthworks suggest an important builder, perhaps in the 11th century. "Wet until the 1980s, it held water for almost 1,000 years," reads the board, "but the general lowering of the water table in recent years has now left the moat completely dry." That is no longer the case after the exceptionally wet summer of 2012 and the record rainfall of winter 2014.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.092163
Longitude
0.075867