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Hayton Castle moated site and fishpond is a medieval earthwork monument located in Nottinghamshire, consisting of a substantial moated enclosure with associated fishpond features that represent the remains of a manorial settlement. The site dates from the medieval period, with the moated platform and defensive water features characteristic of medieval elite domestic and agricultural organisation. The earthwork survives as a prominent archaeological feature that provides evidence of medieval land use, water management, and the settlement hierarchy of the medieval countryside. The site's moated form indicates its former status as a significant local holding during the medieval period.
Hayton Castle moated site and fishpond is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008630. View the official record →
Hayton Castle moated site and fishpond is a medieval earthwork monument located in Nottinghamshire, consisting of a substantial moated enclosure with associated fishpond features that represent the remains of a manorial settlement. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008630.
Hayton Castle moated site and fishpond 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 1008630.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Helen's Church (2.9 km), Market cross 70m west of the Church of St Peter and St Paul (4 km), Beacon Hill camp (4.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Hayton Castle moated site and fishpond'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.
Hayton Castle moated site and fishpond stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.