Monument record CAV 005 - Houghton Hall

Moat. Rectangular, inhabited, NE and SE sides surviving (S1). Shown as U-shaped on 1848 tithe map with a central L-shaped house, farm buildings shown outside the moat on the W side. Owned by Thomas George Heigham (S2). Probable dovecote moat to the south (see CAV 039).

1548 Sir J. Wentworth owns, linked to/absorbed by Netherhall.
1706 Sir T. Robinson owns, linked to COK & Monks Melford.
1706 J. Moore owns, linked to COK, GFD, LVM, LMD.
1847 C. Heigham owns followed by G.H. Goodchild 1885.
1906 Sold to Mr R. Miller.
1912 Sold to Mr A.J. Dixon.
1938 Sold to Wise family. (S3)

Listed building dates from C15th , has timber structures of this date. Layout - hall with 2 crosswings. Late C16th - alterations were made, and a new roof. Georgian front added 1854. (S3)

Taken from NRHE record:

Remains of a quadrangular moat, consisting of the south and east arms and the south west angle, at Houghton Hall.

Remains of a homestead moat, waterfilled and in good condition.

A large sub-rectangular homestead moat situated in a commanding position along a north east-south west ridge circa 87.0m. OD. It measures overall 150.0m. north east - south west by 80.0m. The south west arm has been filled but its course is indicated by a pond and subsidence in a wall.

The remaining arms average 12.0m. wide, 4.5m. deep and except for the north west, are water-filled.

An overflow exists at the east angle and there is some trace of a retaining bank along the north east arm. Access to the interior is uncertain but there is evidence of a causeway on the north east from which a public footpath leaves in a easterly direction.

The level island is occupied by a 18th century farmhouse with 19th century additions. See photograph; there is no evidence of an earlier occupation.

Published 1:2500 survey revised.