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Horn deserted medieval village and moated site is a scheduled ancient monument in Rutland that preserves evidence of medieval settlement activity and occupation. The site comprises the remains of a medieval village with associated earthworks, including a moated enclosure which likely represents the residence of a manor house or person of local prominence. The monument dates to the medieval period, with the settlement eventually being abandoned, as indicated by its classification as a deserted medieval village. The earthwork remains visible today form part of the broader archaeological record documenting medieval rural settlement patterns and land use in the East Midlands.
Horn deserted medieval village and moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017848. View the official record →
Horn deserted medieval village and moated site is a scheduled ancient monument in Rutland that preserves evidence of medieval settlement activity and occupation.
Horn deserted medieval village and 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 1017848.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dovecote 170m north east of the junction between Main Street and Exton Road (2.9 km), Church Bridge (3.5 km), Moated site with fishponds and enclosures at Empingham (3.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Horn deserted medieval village and moated site'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.
Horn deserted medieval village and moated site stands on Inferior Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.