A HISTORY OF BEDFORDSHIRE 
it still exists. The space within is an irregular square with rounded 
angles, of which the west side measures about 2 50 feet. Much of the outer 
enclosing lines of bank and ditch may be traced in the fields around, and 
there are two rectangular enclosures jutting out from the main position. 
One to the north-east is small, outlined by a slight ditch ; the other to 
the south-east encloses a square of an acre and a half within its fine 
rampart, which in places stands 5 to 6 feet above the interior level. On 
two sides there is a small berm and then the outer ditch, averaging 15 
feet in width. On the south-west side the ditch has been widened up 
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to the rampart and is full of water. There are remains of two fishponds 
close to the outer lines on the west, past which a small stream still runs. 
The ground slopes away in all directions from the centre. The great 
moat is so lined with trees and undergrowth that it is not possible to be 
sure whether the level of the central space has been artificially raised, 
but apparently not. 
The substitution of a great fosse, about a larger central area, for the 
moated mound, so as to admit of more space for stone erections, is the 
most noteworthy feature of this example. At Roxton, in Palace Yard or 
‘Splashyard ’ wood, there is a large circular moat, with a short straight 
one branching off from it. There are traditions of dressed stone having 
been found on the site, but at present there is no clue to its origin. A 
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