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Topic:	Moat plans

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DRSKorn Hey, I am looking on complicated plans on how to build a moat, so if you have any ideas of how I can obtain these, or any plans for building a moat, it would be very helpful. Thanks.
Erik Schmidt Plans for a moat? A moat is a hole in the ground, you don't need plans.
Are you looking for plans of the moat for a specific castle? or type of castle?
Moats also varied a lot, depending on the landscape around the castle. There are deep rock cut moats, with and without water, as well as earthen moats, also with and without water.
Are you loking for approximate dimensions for a moat? Are you 'building' a moat?
Erik
Peter As Erik points out, you just can't build a Moat. More so if you wish it too have water. The same as you can't dig a hole in your garden, fill it with water & place fish in it. In the morning there would be no water & dead fish.
Moats were lined with layers of clay to stop water seepage.They most likely had a stream (or other water source) diverted to feed them. The moat around the unfinished brick castle at Kirby Muxloe, still has remains of the sluice gates used to control the water flow.
Midas Kinght Couldn't u just make a ditch, line it with concrete and build it kinda like a swimming pool? Then, just cover the 'crete with soil. Dig the moat ditch a bit deeper than the highest level of cement so that the water level covers the wall. This should hide the modern convenience of cement. If the water is still and not flowing, all should be well. If you want, you can build an aerator in the bottom to keep the water from stagnating. Just a thought. It's too late at night for me to know if it is a good one or not...lol
duncan Concrete does absorb water and thats why swimming pools are lined with a mix of marble and white portland, well.. that and several other reasons.
It would be better to have the water flowing if the concrete is bare as in some city rivers and run off areas.
I like the idea of a pump, but if the moat is deep enough the water will not stagnate as easly, if at all. Whats left of our coal pits here are a good example, very deep at times, well over 100 feet and most have clear cold water.
The ditch does not have to be near that deep to prevent water from stagnating, but it helps for it to be at least 40 feet in depth.
Also a moat is an excellent place to put the pipes for a thermal heat exchanger feild, the geese and ducks will like it and the best part is you can stock the pit with your favorite type of fish.
cami I would think construction of your moat would depend greatly on how traditional you want your castle to be. My son and I are planning a castle with a little whimsy. Our moat is going to be a swimming pool. We haven't got all the details worked out yet, but, it will encircle at least 3/4 of the castle.