Moat

MOAT, a township, in the parish of Kirk-Andrews-uponEsk, union of Longtown, Eskdale ward, E. division of the county of Cumberland, 4½ miles (N. N. E.) from Longtown; containing 205 inhabitants. On the bank of the Liddel are the ruins of a strong square tower, called Liddel Strength, surrounded by a double moat. It more than once fell into the power of the Scots, and on one occasion was taken by David, King of Scotland, who caused the two sons of the governor, Sir Walter Selby, to be strangled.