Cogges

In the civil parish of Witney.
In the historic county of Oxfordshire (Modern Authority of Oxfordshire, 1974 county of Oxfordshire).

The monument includes the earthworks remains of a medieval moat, circa 6m wide and up to 3m deep. The moat encloses two islands, the northernmost of which was occupied by a stone-built manor house constructed in C12. The southern island is believed to have been added to increase the available space while separating domestic and ancillary buildings. On the northern island are the remains of a slight internal rampart bank. The manor house is known to have been a substantial building and its foundations have been located beneath the present ground surface. It was superseded in C13 by a new manor house, built to the east, now Manor Farm Museum.

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

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SP36060953

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; 334438

Books

Salter, Mike, 2002, The Castles of The Thames Valley and The Chilterns (Malvern) p68
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p385
Potts, W., 1907, in Page, Wm (ed), VCH Oxfordshire Vol2 p332

Journal Articles

Thompson, M.W., 1986, 'Associated monasteries and castles in the Middle Ages: a tentative list' Archaeological Journal Vol143 p312
1978, Moated Sites Research Group report Vol5 p12

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