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Corby moated mound is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Lincolnshire, England. The monument comprises a mound surrounded by a water-filled moat, a fortification type characteristic of the twelfth to fourteenth centuries, when such structures served as strongholds for local lords and gentry across England. The physical remains consist of the raised mound and its defensive ditch system, which would originally have supported timber or masonry structures on the summit. Such moated sites represent an important category of medieval settlement hierarchy, occupying a position between the major castles and ordinary village settlements of the medieval period.
Corby moated mound is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005001. View the official record →
Corby moated mound is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Lincolnshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005001.
Corby moated mound 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 1005001.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Remains of medieval gatehouse (0.1 km), Corby Glen market cross (0.1 km), The Hermitage moated site, 400m north east of Corby Pasture Farm (1.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Corby moated mound'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.
Corby moated mound stands on Inferior Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.