Scheduled MonumentsEnglandManor Farm Iron Age univallate hillfort and medieval moated enclosure.

Manor Farm Iron Age univallate hillfort and medieval moated enclosure.

England
List entry 1012066
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1012066
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
6.8 hectares
Grid reference
TL 08491 59856, TL 08420 59694
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Manor Farm Iron Age univallate hillfort and medieval moated enclosure is a dual-phase defensive earthwork in Bedfordshire combining Iron Age and medieval occupation. The site comprises a univallate hillfort, characterised by a single bank and ditch defensive circuit, which dates to the Iron Age period and represents typical settlement fortification of that era. In the medieval period, the location was subsequently adapted for use as a moated enclosure, demonstrating the strategic value of the topographical position and the practice of reoccupying earlier defensive sites. The superimposition of medieval features upon Iron Age earthworks illustrates the long continuity of settlement and defensive use at this Bedfordshire location.

Manor Farm Iron Age univallate hillfort and medieval moated enclosure. is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012066. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Manor Farm Iron Age univallate hillfort and medieval moated enclosure.?

Manor Farm Iron Age univallate hillfort and medieval moated enclosure is a dual-phase defensive earthwork in Bedfordshire combining Iron Age and medieval occupation. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012066.

Who is responsible for protecting Manor Farm Iron Age univallate hillfort and medieval moated enclosure.?

Manor Farm Iron Age univallate hillfort and medieval moated enclosure. 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 1012066.

What other scheduled monuments are near Manor Farm Iron Age univallate hillfort and medieval moated enclosure.?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Three barrows and a rectilinear enclosure 1000m NNW of Octagon Farm: part of a Neolithic and Bronze Age mortuary complex (9.4 km), Hengi-form monument 480m south of Dairy Farm (9.5 km), Mortuary enclosure 900m NNW of Octagon Farm: part of a Neolithic and Bronze Age mortuary complex (9.6 km).

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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
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Manor Farm Iron Age univallate hillfort and medieval moated enclosure.

Manor Farm Iron Age univallate hillfort and medieval moated enclosure. stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Manor Farm Iron Age univallate hillfort and medieval moated enclosure.

IrchesterRoman town · ~11.2 milesGodmanchesterRoman town · ~12 milesCambridgeRoman town · ~22.3 milesWater NewtonRoman town · ~23.1 miles