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Gesyns is a moated site located approximately 600 metres south-east of Elms Farm near Cambridge in Cambridgeshire. The monument comprises a substantial rectangular moat which survives as an earthwork feature, indicative of a medieval manorial enclosure typical of the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. Such moated sites served both defensive and prestige functions within the medieval settlement hierarchy, often associated with the residences of minor nobility or substantial landholders. The preservation of the earthwork provides valuable evidence of medieval land use and settlement patterns in the Cambridgeshire landscape.
Gesyns: moated site 600m south east of Elms Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017885. View the official record →
Gesyns is a moated site located approximately 600 metres south-east of Elms Farm near Cambridge in Cambridgeshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017885.
Gesyns: moated site 600m south east of Elms Farm 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 1017885.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including All Saints' Church, remains of (1.1 km), Lidgate Castle and C16 Fortified Manorial Complex (3.5 km), Moated Sites, Earthworks, and Ponds at Kirtling Tower (4.6 km).
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