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Hankins Moated Site, Roe Green is a medieval moated enclosure located in Hertfordshire. The site consists of a substantial water-filled or formerly water-filled moat defining a roughly rectangular domestic precinct, typical of high-status rural settlements of the medieval period. Moated sites of this character were generally constructed between the twelfth and fourteenth centuries, serving as defended or semi-defended residences for landholding families of modest gentry or substantial peasant status. The monument survives as an earthwork feature, preserving evidence of medieval settlement patterns and domestic organisation in the English countryside.
Hankins Moated Site, Roe Green is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017601. View the official record →
Hankins Moated Site, Roe Green is a medieval moated enclosure located in Hertfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017601.
Hankins Moated Site, Roe Green 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 1017601.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Site of Cumberlow Manor House (3.3 km), Moated site and associated remains, west of Hooks Green Farm (4.7 km), Lammas Field Roman villa, 680m north east of Western Bury (4.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Hankins Moated Site, Roe Green'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.
Hankins Moated Site, Roe Green stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.