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Countess Close moated site is a medieval residential enclosure located in Lincolnshire, England. The site comprises a moated platform characteristic of high-status settlement patterns from the twelfth to fourteenth centuries, a period when such defended or semi-defended domestic compounds were constructed by the landowning gentry. The moat, which survives as an earthwork feature, would have enclosed a timber or stone dwelling together with associated domestic and agricultural buildings. The monument represents an important archaeological witness to medieval settlement hierarchy and land management practices in the East Midlands region.
Countess Close moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017289. View the official record →
Countess Close moated site is a medieval residential enclosure located in Lincolnshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017289.
Countess Close 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 1017289.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Julian's Bower turf cut maze (0.1 km), Bronze Age bowl barrow, Anglo-Saxon settlement and medieval manorial settlement (2.6 km), Adlingfleet medieval rectory, 60m south of All Saints Church (3.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Countess Close 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.
Countess Close moated site stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.