Navestock Slades

In the civil parish of Navestock.
In the historic county of Essex (Modern Authority of Essex, 1974 county of Essex).

Earthwork remains of C16 manor house and moat. The circular moated mound is like a miniature motte but nothing significant was seen on its summit. It is 2.0m in height. Nothing remains of the original manor of Slades, except heavy scatter of C16 brick and tile evident in the 'L'-shaped pond suggesting two rectangular moated arms; these average 60.0m. long by 10.0m. wide, but there are no traces of the other arms which would complete the enclosure. The original water level was retained by a bank 2.0.m. and 2.0.m. high on the outside of the north west arm. Below this are two fishponds (one now dry) each measuring 20.0m long by 10.0m wide. Further to the north west at is a circular moated mound measuring overall 34.0m diameter by 2.4m. high. The ditch of this mound is fed by a drain and culvert which are possibly contemporary with the manor house. A 1335 deed which mentions "a windmill outside the gates" suggests that mound is a windmill mound and not the possible motte suggested by King (although King did call it rather doubtful).

This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Questionable.
Earthworks remains.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TQ55429882

Modern Map from Good for landscape form and features	Modern Map from Good for general location
Air Photo from	1st edition OS Map from

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 411502

County Sites and Monuments Record number; 541, 542