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Bury Yard moated site is a medieval monument located adjacent to Milldyke in Cambridgeshire. The site comprises a moated enclosure typical of medieval domestic settlement patterns, with water-filled ditches defining a rectangular or roughly square residential platform. Dating to the medieval period, moated sites of this form generally served as the homesteads of minor gentry or substantial peasant farmers, providing both defensive capability and status display. The preservation of the moat as an earthwork feature makes this site significant for understanding the settlement hierarchy and land use patterns of medieval Cambridgeshire.
Bury Yard moated site adjacent to Milldyke is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019040. View the official record →
Bury Yard moated site is a medieval monument located adjacent to Milldyke in Cambridgeshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019040.
Bury Yard moated site adjacent to Milldyke 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 1019040.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Motte and bailey castle and associated earthworks 100m south of Tuthill Farm (7 km), Bowl barrow 550m north east of Slip End Farm (7.7 km), Triple ditches at Galley Hill (7.9 km).
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