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Gannocks Castle moated site is a medieval fortified residence located in Bedfordshire, England. The site comprises a moated enclosure that represents a form of defensive domestic architecture common among the minor gentry and substantial landowners during the medieval period. The moat, which survives as an earthwork feature, would have provided both practical protection and a visual marker of status and authority. Such moated sites were particularly prevalent in the Midlands and eastern England from the twelfth century onwards, with many remaining in use through the later medieval period as the preferred form of residence for those of moderate means and standing.
Gannocks Castle moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013419. View the official record →
Gannocks Castle moated site is a medieval fortified residence located in Bedfordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013419.
Gannocks Castle 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 1013419.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Sandy Lodge promontory fort (5.9 km), Bronze Age Round Barrow and Later Settlement on Biggleswade Common (6.6 km), Probable Romano-Celtic Temple and Aligned Enclosures at Biggleswade Common (6.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Gannocks Castle 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.
Gannocks Castle moated site stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.