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Lordsfields Farm moated site is a medieval defensive enclosure located in Northamptonshire, consisting of a water-filled ditch that formerly surrounded a residential or manorial complex. The moat dates to the medieval period, a common form of domestic fortification and status symbol among landholding families during the High and Late Middle Ages. The site preserves substantial earthwork remains that indicate the scale and permanence of the settlement it once protected. As a scheduled ancient monument, the site represents an important example of medieval settlement archaeology and the development of domestic architecture in the English Midlands.
Lordsfields Farm moated site. is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011014. View the official record →
Lordsfields Farm moated site is a medieval defensive enclosure located in Northamptonshire, consisting of a water-filled ditch that formerly surrounded a residential or manorial complex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011014.
Lordsfields Farm 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 1011014.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bury Mount motte castle (3.8 km), Bank of Roman town 550ft (170m) in length N of Brackley Road and W of High Street (3.9 km), Motte NW of the parish church (5.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Lordsfields Farm 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.
Lordsfields Farm moated site. stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.