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Kensbury moated site, fishpond and fragment of a medieval field system is a scheduled ancient monument located in Yorkshire that preserves evidence of medieval settlement and agrarian activity. The moated enclosure represents a form of domestic settlement characteristic of the medieval period, whilst the associated fishpond reflects the economic practices and resource management of the medieval countryside. The surviving fragment of field system demonstrates the organisation of arable land in the medieval landscape. Together, these features constitute an important record of medieval rural life and land use patterns in Yorkshire.
Kensbury moated site, fishpond and fragment of a medieval field system is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008419. View the official record →
Kensbury moated site, fishpond and fragment of a medieval field system is a scheduled ancient monument located in Yorkshire that preserves evidence of medieval settlement and agrarian activity.
Kensbury moated site, fishpond and fragment of a medieval field system 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 1008419.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cawood Castle and Castle Garth: residence of the medieval Archbishops of York and associated enclosure containing gardens, five fishponds and a quarry pit (0.3 km), Kelfield moated site and fishpond, 180m north of Kelfield Church (2.2 km), Paradise Lodge moated site and grange of the Prior of Bolton (3.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Kensbury moated site, fishpond and fragment of a medieval field system'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.
Kensbury moated site, fishpond and fragment of a medieval field system stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.