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Hawton moated site, fishpond, Civil War redoubt and ridge and furrow

England
List entry 1008258
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1008258
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
3.13 hectares
Grid reference
SK7853951245
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Hawton moated site, fishpond, Civil War redoubt and ridge and furrow is a complex of medieval and early modern monuments located in Nottinghamshire. The site comprises a moated enclosure of medieval origin, which would have enclosed a high-status dwelling, alongside an associated fishpond typical of aristocratic or monastic estates. The Civil War redoubt represents a defensive earthwork constructed during the seventeenth-century English Civil War, when the Nottinghamshire landscape saw considerable military activity. The ridge and furrow earthworks indicate medieval agricultural practices, reflecting the open-field farming systems that characterized the mediaeval English countryside.

Hawton moated site, fishpond, Civil War redoubt and ridge and furrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008258. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Hawton moated site, fishpond, Civil War redoubt and ridge and furrow?

Hawton moated site, fishpond, Civil War redoubt and ridge and furrow is a complex of medieval and early modern monuments located in Nottinghamshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008258.

Who is responsible for protecting Hawton moated site, fishpond, Civil War redoubt and ridge and furrow?

Hawton moated site, fishpond, Civil War redoubt and ridge and furrow 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 1008258.

What other scheduled monuments are near Hawton moated site, fishpond, Civil War redoubt and ridge and furrow?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Queen's Sconce (1.9 km), Site of Ad Pontem, Stoke by Newark (2.6 km), Bowl barrow 160m south east of Wharf Farm (2.9 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Queen's Sconce
1.9 km
Site of Ad Pontem, Stoke by Newark
2.6 km
Bowl barrow 160m south east of Wharf Farm
2.9 km
Timber circle 430m north east of Stoke Fields Farm
3.1 km
Medieval settlement and remains of open fields immediately west of East Stoke village
3.8 km
Rolleston manor: three moats, eight fishponds with sluices, ridge and furrow and a leat
4.6 km
Medieval village including monastic college, chapel, moat, fishponds, dovecote and open field system 200m south of Manor Farm
6.3 km
Two moats and five fishponds at Top Green
6.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Hawton moated site, fishpond, Civil War redoubt and ridge and furrow

Hawton moated site, fishpond, Civil War redoubt and ridge and furrow stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Hawton moated site, fishpond, Civil War redoubt and ridge and furrow

ThorpeRoman town · ~1.7 milesAncasterRoman town · ~13.2 milesLincolnRoman town · ~17.3 milesBattle of Stoke (Field) 1487Battle (1487) · ~3 miles
Domesday entry for Hawton, Nottinghamshire →
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