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Colney Chapel moated site is a scheduled ancient monument located in Hertfordshire, comprising the remains of a substantial moated enclosure of medieval date. The site preserves a well-defined rectangular moat, typical of high-status medieval residential sites of the 12th to 15th centuries, which would have surrounded a timber or stone hall and associated domestic buildings. Archaeological and documentary evidence indicates the site had significance as a manorial settlement within the medieval landscape of the region. The moat remains visible as an earthwork feature, representing an important survival of medieval settlement archaeology in Hertfordshire.
Colney Chapel moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010718. View the official record →
Colney Chapel moated site is a scheduled ancient monument located in Hertfordshire, comprising the remains of a substantial moated enclosure of medieval date. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010718.
Colney Chapel moated site 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 1010718.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman remains S of Hansteads House, Netherwyld Farm (3.7 km), The Benedictine Priory of St Mary (Sopwell Priory) and the post-medieval mansions known as Sopwell House or Lee Hall (4 km), St Albans Abbey, site of conventual buildings (4.9 km).
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