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Camp House moated site is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Lancashire, comprising a moated enclosure with an associated outwork connected by channels. The monument dates to the medieval period and represents a form of fortified domestic settlement characteristic of the 12th to 16th centuries, when such water-defended residences served both practical and status-affirming functions for the landowning classes. The moated platform would have supported a timber or stone dwelling, while the outwork likely provided additional defensive capability and agricultural or storage functions. The connecting channels demonstrate deliberate hydraulic engineering, integrating the separate elements into a unified defensive system typical of medieval moated homesteads in northern England.
Camp House moated site, moated outwork and connecting channels is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012330. View the official record →
Camp House moated site is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Lancashire, comprising a moated enclosure with an associated outwork connected by channels. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012330.
Camp House moated site, moated outwork and connecting channels 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 1012330.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Univallate prehistoric defended enclosure, hollow way and secondary enclosure 250m north of Claughton Hall (1.3 km), Hornby Bridge (1.5 km), Loyn Bridge (2.3 km).
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