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Moat and fishponds at Ratcliffe Culey

England
List entry 1010480
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1010480
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.55 hectares
Grid reference
SP 32645 99294, SP 32743 99410
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Moat and fishponds at Ratcliffe Culey is a medieval earthwork monument located in Leicestershire. The site consists of a moated enclosure accompanied by associated fishponds, features typical of high-status medieval settlement and landholding in the English Midlands. The moat represents the defensive or status-defining element of a medieval manor or manorial farm, whilst the fishponds served both practical and aesthetic functions, being characteristic of medieval gentry landholding practices. The monument dates to the medieval period, reflecting the settlement patterns and agricultural management practices of the medieval English countryside.

Moat and fishponds at Ratcliffe Culey is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010480. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Moat and fishponds at Ratcliffe Culey?

Moat and fishponds at Ratcliffe Culey is a medieval earthwork monument located in Leicestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010480.

Who is responsible for protecting Moat and fishponds at Ratcliffe Culey?

Moat and fishponds at Ratcliffe Culey 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 1010480.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moat and fishponds at Ratcliffe Culey?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site north-west of Pinwall (2.5 km), Roman camp (2.7 km), Manduessedum Roman villa and settlement with associated industrial complex (2.8 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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Domesday
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Civil War
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Geology
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Moated site north-west of Pinwall
2.5 km
Roman camp
2.7 km
Manduessedum Roman villa and settlement with associated industrial complex
2.8 km
Bowl barrow at Fenny Drayton
3.6 km
Merevale Abbey, a Cistercian monastery, associated water control features and industrial remains
3.9 km
Oldbury Camp univallate hillfort
4.9 km
Hartshill Castle
5.1 km
Remains of chapel in Lindley Park
5.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moat and fishponds at Ratcliffe Culey

Moat and fishponds at Ratcliffe Culey stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Moat and fishponds at Ratcliffe Culey

MancetterRoman town · ~1.6 milesWallRoman town · ~14.7 milesBattle of Bosworth (Field) 1485Battle (1485) · ~4.3 miles
Domesday entry for Ratcliffe, Leicestershire →
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