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Carlton Hall moated enclosure is a medieval monument comprising a substantial moated site with an associated outer enclosure, located in Bedfordshire. The moat itself forms a roughly rectangular earthwork that once enclosed the principal domestic or manorial residence, typical of medieval elite settlement patterns from the twelfth century onwards. The monument includes the remains of farm buildings, a dovecote, and a pond, features which testify to the agricultural and domestic functions of this former estate. The survival of these associated structures and earthworks provides important evidence for understanding medieval settlement hierarchy and the material organisation of rural aristocratic or gentry landholdings in the region.
Carlton Hall moated enclosure and associated outer enclosure, farm buildings, dovecote, and pond is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012314. View the official record →
Carlton Hall moated enclosure is a medieval monument comprising a substantial moated site with an associated outer enclosure, located in Bedfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012314.
Carlton Hall moated enclosure and associated outer enclosure, farm buildings, dovecote, and pond 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 1012314.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wood Farm moat (4.9 km), Upend Wood moated site, outer enclosure and fishpond, Stagsden (5.7 km), Site of St Martin's Chapel, Ekeney; 680m south east of Petsoe Manor Farm (6.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Carlton Hall moated enclosure and associated outer enclosure, farm buildings, dovecote, and pond'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.
Carlton Hall moated enclosure and associated outer enclosure, farm buildings, dovecote, and pond stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.