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Greensbury Farm moated site is a scheduled ancient monument located in Bedfordshire, comprising the earthwork remains of a moated enclosure typical of medieval settlement patterns in the East Midlands region. The site consists of a substantial ditch system forming a rectangular or near-rectangular moat, which would have surrounded a residential or manorial farmstead, likely dating to the medieval period between the twelfth and sixteenth centuries. Moated sites of this type served both defensive and status-signalling functions, providing water management and demarcation of prestigious holdings within the feudal landscape. The monument preserves important archaeological evidence of medieval settlement hierarchy and land use in Bedfordshire, though like many such sites it has been subject to agricultural modification and partial infilling over subsequent centuries.
Greensbury Farm moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009577. View the official record →
Greensbury Farm moated site is a scheduled ancient monument located in Bedfordshire, comprising the earthwork remains of a moated enclosure typical of medieval settlement patterns in the East Midlands region. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009577.
Greensbury Farm 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 1009577.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including A barrow 1000m NW of Octagon Farm: part of a Neolithic and Bronze Age mortuary complex (9.1 km), Neolithic and Bronze Age mortuary complex 600m NW of Octagon Farm (9.1 km), Barrow and mortuary enclosure 1100m WNW of Octagon Farm: part of a Neolithic and Bronze Age mortuary complex (9.2 km).
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