Is this slightly raised dry patch of land in the Moat the foundation of a pier for the medieval drawbridge?
The dry mound in the moat is precisely in-line with this route and ancient path.
In this post from a couple of weeks ago I highlight two very old maps that show the drawbridge being further down the slope to the Haven than one might have thought, given the location of Front Street and the Village today. The actual crossing seemed to have connected with Prior’s Walk, recently uncovered to be the Fosse and Severus’ Ditch. The drawbridge, then, would have made landfall at the point where the long driveway for Pickering House begins.
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Four months ago the intense spell of dry weather also uncovered the line for old fortifications in the grass outside the Gatehouse, which we have shown here and correlated with maps:
