Dunton Bassett manor
Has been described as a Possible Fortified Manor House
There are earthwork remains
| Name | Dunton Bassett manor |
| Alternative Names | |
| Historic Country | Leicestershire |
| Modern Authority | Leicestershire |
| 1974 Authority | Leicestershire |
| Civil Parish | Dunton Bassett |
VCH records this site as a 'moated inclosure with stronger defensive works.'
Within the village, encroached upon by a smithy, is a dry moat around the site of an ancient hall. The inner side of the moat is defended by earthen walls by which the scarp to the moat attains 7 ft., one portion on the west rising to 9 ft. The surrounding area is dyked and banked, and on the eastern side is a spring. (VCH)
A sub-rectangular moated site orientated east-west and measuring 60m x 50m with two well-defined arms on the north and east sides 6m wide and 1.5m deep with an internal bank. Traces of a southern arm less than 0.5m deep can be seen parallel to the field boundary. the western arm appears to have been infilled. there are building foundations on the eastern side of the island measuring 12m x 13m and 0.3m high. A fishpond measuring 15m square and embanked on the east is situated on the eastern side of the moat and is connected to it by a channel. (PastScape–ref. Scheduling report)
This site is a scheduled monument protected by law
Not Listed
Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
| OS Map Grid Reference | SP547905 |
| Latitude | 52.5100288391113 |
| Longitude | -1.19481003284454 |
| Eastings | 454750 |
| Northings | 290530 |
