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The Medieval moated site situated 160 metres north-east of The Hall in Cambridgeshire is a scheduled ancient monument dating to the medieval period. The site is characterized by the remains of a moat, a water-filled defensive or status-defining ditch that typically surrounded a residential or manorial dwelling. Such moated sites are common throughout medieval England and represent the domestic centres of minor gentry, yeomen farmers, or other landholding families during the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. The precise construction date and original function of this particular moated enclosure cannot be determined from the historical record without further archaeological investigation, though its survival as an earthwork demonstrates its significance as evidence of medieval settlement and land use patterns in the Cambridgeshire landscape.
Medieval moated site 160m north east of The Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020059. View the official record →
The Medieval moated site situated 160 metres north-east of The Hall in Cambridgeshire is a scheduled ancient monument dating to the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020059.
Medieval moated site 160m north east of The Hall 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 1020059.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moat House moated site (2.7 km), Devil's Ditch, Reach to Woodditton (4.3 km), Moated site and associated garden immediately east of The Hall (4.6 km).
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