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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 →
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.
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.
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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Alstoe Moot and part of Alsthorpe deserted medieval village's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
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.