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Dog Island moat is a scheduled ancient monument located near Gainsborough in Nottinghamshire. The site comprises the remains of a medieval moated enclosure, a defensive and residential feature characteristic of the medieval period. The moat itself survives as an earthwork, forming a substantial ditch that originally enclosed a residential platform, typical of minor noble or gentry dwellings from the medieval era. Such moated sites are distributed widely across the Midlands and represent an important class of medieval settlement archaeology, often associated with the 12th to 16th centuries, though Dog Island's precise dating and archaeological sequence would require specialist investigation of the site itself.
Dog Island moat near Gainsborough is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002949. View the official record →
Dog Island moat is a scheduled ancient monument located near Gainsborough in Nottinghamshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002949.
Dog Island moat near Gainsborough 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 1002949.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castle Hills Wood ringwork and baileys (2 km), Hermit Dam moated site (3.8 km), Medieval settlement and open field system immediately south east of Low Farm (4.4 km).
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