TO THE EAST OF THE MOAT AT KETTLEBY HOUSE IS A GROUP OF PONDS BETWEEN 0.75M AND 1.75M DEEP IDENTIFIED AS A COMPLEX OF FISH STEWS. IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE HOW THEY FUNCTIONED AS A RESULT OF THE DUMPING OF REFUSE AND TRUNCATION BY A MODERN ACCESS ROAD. HOWEVER, THE EAST SIDE OF THE MOAT DITCH IS CONNECTED TO THE PONDS BY A CHANNEL, PERHAPS THE POINT AT WHICH THE WATER WAS LET IN OR OUT OF THE POND. A SERIES OF NARROW CHANNELS AT THEIR EAST END MUST REPRESENT SLUICES. THE CURIOUS ANGULAR ALIGNMENT OF THE PONDS ON THE EAST MIGHT SUGGEST A TWO-PERIOD DEVELOPMENT AND THE LAYOUT IN ITS ENTIRETY MAY BE A FORMALLY PATTERNED WATER GARDEN. {3}~, HTM 10M