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Moat Farm is a moated site located in Lancashire, England, and represents a form of medieval domestic settlement characteristic of the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. The site comprises a water-filled or formerly water-filled ditch enclosing an island platform, a defensive and status-conscious arrangement typical of minor gentry and prosperous farming families during the medieval period. Such moated homesteads served both practical and symbolic purposes, providing security and drainage whilst demonstrating the occupant's social standing. The monument survives as an earthwork feature and forms part of the wider archaeological record of medieval settlement patterns in Lancashire.
Moat Farm moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013820. View the official record →
Moat Farm is a moated site located in Lancashire, England, and represents a form of medieval domestic settlement characteristic of the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013820.
Moat Farm 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 1013820.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moat Hill, motte and bailey castle and earlier ringwork (0.2 km), Lime kiln and associated lime shed 680m south east of Scales Green Farm (1.8 km), Lime kiln 320m south east of Scales Green Farm (2 km).
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