Catworth moated manorial complex with associated ridge and furrow

Scheduled area

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History & significance

Catworth moated manorial complex is a medieval settlement site located in Huntingdonshire comprising a moated enclosure associated with a manor house and surrounding ridge and furrow cultivation patterns. The moat and associated earthworks date to the medieval period, representing the physical infrastructure of manorial administration and domestic occupation typical of the 12th to 16th centuries. The surviving ridge and furrow demonstrates the open field agricultural system that sustained the manor and its dependent peasantry, with the characteristic linear undulations visible as earthwork remains across the landscape. Together the moated site and field patterns form an integrated archaeological monument illustrating the relationship between lordly residence and the agricultural landscape it controlled.

Catworth moated manorial complex with associated ridge and furrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1488940. View the official record →

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