Medieval moated site 382m south-east of Brackenbury Farm

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History & significance

Medieval moated site 382m south-east of Brackenbury Farm is a scheduled ancient monument in Middlesex that represents a form of domestic settlement characteristic of the medieval period. The site comprises a moated enclosure, a defensive or status-defining earthwork consisting of water-filled ditches surrounding a residential platform, which was a common feature of medieval manorial or aristocratic dwellings from the twelfth century onwards. The survival of the moat as an upstanding earthwork indicates the site's archaeological value for understanding medieval settlement patterns and land management in the Home Counties. Such moated sites are particularly significant for studying the medieval period before they were superseded by undefended houses in the early modern era.

Medieval moated site 382m south-east of Brackenbury Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002001. View the official record →

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