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Colney Chapel moated site is a medieval moated enclosure located in Hertfordshire, England. The site comprises a substantial rectangular moat that formerly surrounded a domestic or manorial settlement, typical of medieval aristocratic or gentry residences of the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. The moat remains the primary physical feature visible today, defining the boundary of what was once a fortified or status-conscious residential complex. Such moated sites are characteristic of medieval settlement patterns in southern England, where water-filled ditches served both defensive and prestige functions for minor nobility and landholding families.
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 medieval moated enclosure located in Hertfordshire, England. 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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Colney Chapel moated site'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.
Colney Chapel moated site stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.