Moat at Dam Close

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Moat at Dam Close by Anne Burgess as part of the Geograph project.

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Moat at Dam Close

Image: © Anne Burgess Taken: 2 Jan 2025

This is part of the moat alongside Dam Close, a scheduled ancient monument consisting of an earth bank enclosing an area of level ground and flanked by a moat. There have been various theories as to why it was built, but the latest thinking is that it is a mediaeval market place.

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.222684
Longitude
0.198299