NPRN275850
Map ReferenceSJ36SE
Grid ReferenceSJ3659063720
Unitary (Local) AuthorityFlintshire
Old CountyFlintshire
CommunityBroughton and Bretton
Type Of SiteMOAT
PeriodMedieval
DescriptionA moated, subrectangular platform, about 40m north-east to south-west by 35m, the moat being about 13-16m wide on the north-west & south-east sides, 24m wide on the north-east, narrowing to about 8.5m on the south-west, where it is crossed by stepping stones.
Footings of a masonry retaining wall have been noted about the western angle.
(source Os495card; SJ36SE14)
Associated with:
Bretton Hall (in Cheshire);
Gardens (Nprn266243).
RCAHMW AP955076/45-9; 956136/44-5
J.Wiles 01.12.03