Scheduled MonumentsEnglandMesolithic site, Moor Farm, Holyport, Bray Wick

Mesolithic site, Moor Farm, Holyport, Bray Wick

England
List entry 1006974
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1006974
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.3 hectares
Grid reference
SU 89154 79012
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Moor Farm is a Mesolithic site located in Holyport, Bray Wick, Berkshire, England. The site represents evidence of hunter-gatherer occupation dating to the Mesolithic period, the post-glacial phase of the Stone Age in Britain. Archaeological investigation has revealed material culture consistent with this early period of human settlement in the region. The site contributes to understanding of Mesolithic activity patterns and resource exploitation in the Thames Valley landscape.

Mesolithic site, Moor Farm, Holyport, Bray Wick is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006974. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Mesolithic site, Moor Farm, Holyport, Bray Wick?

Moor Farm is a Mesolithic site located in Holyport, Bray Wick, Berkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006974.

Who is responsible for protecting Mesolithic site, Moor Farm, Holyport, Bray Wick?

Mesolithic site, Moor Farm, Holyport, Bray Wick 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 1006974.

What other scheduled monuments are near Mesolithic site, Moor Farm, Holyport, Bray Wick?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site at Foxley Green Farm (2.3 km), Saxon barrow, church and cemeteries in the old churchyard at Taplow Court (3.5 km), Bowl barrow in Maidenhead Thicket 180m north of Coach and Horses public house. (4.4 km).

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Overview
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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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Mesolithic site, Moor Farm, Holyport, Bray Wick

Mesolithic site, Moor Farm, Holyport, Bray Wick stands on Lambeth Group, bedrock that formed in the Paleocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.