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Fairburn Ings is a moated site in Yorkshire that preserves earthwork remains associated with medieval settlement and land use. The site lies within an area of ecological importance in the Aire Valley, where the moat itself constitutes a substantial water-filled or seasonally wet feature typical of high-status medieval occupation. The earthworks are recorded as relating to Newton Abbey, a monastic or manorial settlement of medieval date, though the precise founding period and religious status require reference to specialist monastic records. The preservation of the moat as an archaeological monument reflects its value in understanding medieval settlement patterns and water management in the Yorkshire landscape.
Fairburn Ings (Newton Abbey) moat is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009926. View the official record →
Fairburn Ings is a moated site in Yorkshire that preserves earthwork remains associated with medieval settlement and land use. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009926.
Fairburn Ings (Newton Abbey) moat 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 1009926.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman Bath House, Castleford (2.6 km), Manor Garth Hill ringwork (3.8 km), Ferrybridge Henge, a prehistoric enclosure, and two round barrows (4.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Fairburn Ings (Newton Abbey) moat'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.
Fairburn Ings (Newton Abbey) moat stands on Pennine Middle Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Middle Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.