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Barnhill moated site at Hambleton is a medieval moated enclosure situated in Rutland, England. The site comprises a substantial moat surrounding a rectangular platform, a characteristic defensive and status-bearing feature of medieval settlement that dates to the 12th to 16th centuries. Such moated sites typically indicate the presence of a manor house or substantial farmstead occupied by a person of local importance during the medieval period. The earthworks at Barnhill survive as a notable example of this widespread settlement form across the English Midlands.
Barnhill moated site at Hambleton is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017605. View the official record →
Barnhill moated site at Hambleton is a medieval moated enclosure situated in Rutland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017605.
Barnhill moated site at Hambleton 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 1017605.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site at North Luffenham (3.9 km), Earthwork in Morcott Spinney (4.8 km), Maze 220m south east of St Peter and St Paul's Church (5.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Barnhill moated site at Hambleton'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.
Barnhill moated site at Hambleton stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.