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Archdeacon Newton moated site is a deserted manorial settlement located in Durham, England, consisting of the earthwork remains of a moated enclosure together with associated ridge and furrow cultivation patterns. The moat and settlement evidence indicates occupation during the medieval period, when the site functioned as a minor manorial holding. The surviving earthworks include the distinctive linear features of the medieval field system, preserving important physical evidence of both residential and agricultural land use from this period.
Archdeacon Newton moated site, deserted manorial settlement and section of rig and furrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015841. View the official record →
Archdeacon Newton moated site is a deserted manorial settlement located in Durham, England, consisting of the earthwork remains of a moated enclosure together with associated ridge and furrow cultivation patterns. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015841.
Archdeacon Newton moated site, deserted manorial settlement and section of rig and furrow 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 1015841.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Coniscliffe Road waterworks (3.3 km), Roman bridge at Piercebridge (4.3 km), Round barrow 340m east of Cliffe Hall known as Betty Watson's Hill (4.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Archdeacon Newton moated site, deserted manorial settlement and section of rig and furrow'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.
Archdeacon Newton moated site, deserted manorial settlement and section of rig and furrow stands on Zechstein Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Permian. The rock here is dolomitised limestone and dolomite.