Scheduled MonumentsEnglandAlstoe Moot and part of Alsthorpe deserted medieval village

Alstoe Moot and part of Alsthorpe deserted medieval village

England
List entry 1010671
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1010671
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
4.66 hectares
Grid reference
SK 89421 11995
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Alstoe Moot is a medieval administrative and judicial site located in Rutland, England, comprising an earthwork mound that served as a meeting place for local governance and legal proceedings. The site is situated within or adjacent to Alsthorpe, a deserted medieval village whose settlement pattern is visible in the surviving field archaeology. The moot represents a form of local authority assembly characteristic of the medieval period, when such gathering places functioned as focal points for community decision-making and justice administration. The earthworks and associated field evidence document the medieval occupation and subsequent abandonment of this part of Rutland's landscape.

Alstoe Moot and part of Alsthorpe deserted medieval village is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010671. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Alstoe Moot and part of Alsthorpe deserted medieval village?

Alstoe Moot is a medieval administrative and judicial site located in Rutland, England, comprising an earthwork mound that served as a meeting place for local governance and legal proceedings. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010671.

Who is responsible for protecting Alstoe Moot and part of Alsthorpe deserted medieval village?

Alstoe Moot and part of Alsthorpe deserted medieval village is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1010671.

What other scheduled monuments are near Alstoe Moot and part of Alsthorpe deserted medieval village?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Barnhill moated site at Hambleton (5.8 km), Dovecote 170m north east of the junction between Main Street and Exton Road (6.4 km), Moated site with fishponds and enclosures at Empingham (6.6 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Alstoe Moot and part of Alsthorpe deserted medieval village

Alstoe Moot and part of Alsthorpe deserted medieval village stands on Inferior Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.