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Marten deserted medieval village and moated site.

England
List entry 1013104
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013104
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.13 hectares
Grid reference
SU 28187 60159
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Marten deserted medieval village and moated site is a scheduled ancient monument in Wiltshire comprising the archaeological remains of a settlement abandoned during the medieval period. The site is characterised by earthwork features including a substantial moated enclosure, which would have formed the focal point of the settlement, alongside ridge and furrow cultivation patterns indicative of medieval agricultural land use. The monument dates to the medieval period, with the moated site likely representing the residence of a person of some status within the community. The desertion of the village reflects the broader pattern of settlement shifts and economic changes that affected rural England during and after the medieval period.

Marten deserted medieval village and moated site. is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013104. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Marten deserted medieval village and moated site.?

Marten deserted medieval village and moated site is a scheduled ancient monument in Wiltshire comprising the archaeological remains of a settlement abandoned during the medieval period.

Who is responsible for protecting Marten deserted medieval village and moated site.?

Marten 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 1013104.

What other scheduled monuments are near Marten deserted medieval village and moated site.?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 200m east of Oxhanger Wood (5.1 km), Celtic field system on Chute Down (6.3 km), Bowl barrow on Wick Down (7.2 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
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Geology
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow 200m east of Oxhanger Wood
5.1 km
Celtic field system on Chute Down
6.3 km
Bowl barrow on Wick Down
7.2 km
Berisbury camp near Hampshire Gate
7.5 km
Ludgershall Castle, a medieval ringwork and castle, Ludgershall
9.2 km
Ludgershall village cross
9.4 km
Two round barrows west of Hougoumont Farm
9.5 km
Boundary earthwork and associated bowl barrow on Windmill Hill
9.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Marten deserted medieval village and moated site.

Marten deserted medieval village and moated site. stands on Gault Formation And Upper Greensand Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and limestone.

The wider landscape

Around Marten deserted medieval village and moated site.

MildenhallRoman town · ~7.1 milesWest Kennet Long BarrowArchaeological site · ~11.9 milesSilbury HillArchaeological site · ~12.4 milesAveburyArchaeological site · ~12.7 milesFirst Battle of NewburyBattle (1643) · ~11.2 milesBattle of Roundway Down 1643Battle (1643) · ~17 miles
Domesday entry for Marten, Wiltshire →
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