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Astwick Bury is a moated site and associated earthwork monument located in Bedfordshire, England. The site comprises a substantial moated enclosure surrounding a raised mound, characteristic of high-status medieval settlement patterns from the twelfth to fourteenth centuries. The physical remains indicate a substantial defensive or prestigious residential installation, with the mound suggesting either a palisaded stronghold or the elevated platform for an important structure. Such moated sites were typical of the medieval period, serving both practical and symbolic functions for landholding families of considerable local importance.
Astwick Bury moat and associated moated mound is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012063. View the official record →
Astwick Bury is a moated site and associated earthwork monument located in Bedfordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012063.
Astwick Bury moat and associated moated mound 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 1012063.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Radwell Roman villa (3.5 km), Barrow, south of Radwell (3.8 km), Settlement site S of Blackhorse Farm (4.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Astwick Bury moat and associated moated mound'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.
Astwick Bury moat and associated moated mound stands on Gault Formation And Upper Greensand Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and limestone.