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Dog Island moat is a scheduled ancient monument located near Gainsborough in Nottinghamshire, comprising the substantial earthwork remains of a medieval moated enclosure. The site consists of a well-preserved moat that originally surrounded a residential or manorial site, typical of medieval settlement patterns in the East Midlands during the 12th to 16th centuries. The monument survives as an important archaeological record of medieval land use and domestic organisation, with the water-filled or water-logged ditches providing exceptional preservation conditions for organic remains. Dog Island moat represents the kind of defensive or status-bearing enclosure that was characteristic of prosperous medieval households and minor gentry settlements in this region.
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, comprising the substantial earthwork remains of a medieval moated enclosure. 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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