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Bassmead Manor Farm moated enclosure is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Bedfordshire, England. The site comprises a substantial moated platform characteristic of high-status medieval settlements, with water-filled ditches surrounding the residential and domestic precinct. The monument dates from the medieval period, reflecting the importance of moated sites as markers of lordly status and manorial organisation during the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. The surviving earthworks preserve evidence of the layout and scale of a significant medieval farmstead, contributing to our understanding of medieval settlement patterns and land management in the county.
Bassmead Manor Farm moated enclosure. is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012067. View the official record →
Bassmead Manor Farm moated enclosure is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Bedfordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012067.
Bassmead Manor Farm moated enclosure. 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 1012067.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated enclosure and associated building platforms, The Lane, Wyboston. (4.9 km), Chawston Manor moated site and associated fishpond (5.2 km), Bowl barrow, known as the `Round Hill', 440m WNW of College Farm (6.2 km).
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