Scheduled MonumentsEnglandMoat, fishpond, enclosures, hollow way and postmill mound 600m north-west of Barland Fields

Moat, fishpond, enclosures, hollow way and postmill mound 600m north-west of Barland Fields

England
List entry 1008557
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1008557
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
6.64 hectares
Grid reference
SK 67351 29362
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Moat, fishpond, enclosures, hollow way and postmill mound 600m north-west of Barland Fields is a complex of medieval settlement features located in Nottinghamshire. The monument comprises an array of earthworks including a moated enclosure, associated fishpond, field enclosures, a hollow way indicating medieval routeways, and a mound characteristic of post-mill construction, together documenting a landscape of medieval and possibly post-medieval occupation and land use. The hollow way represents evidence of medieval traffic patterns, whilst the moat and fishpond reflect both defensive and economic strategies typical of medieval manorial settlements. These features collectively constitute a significant archaeological record of settlement development and agrarian practices in the medieval period.

Moat, fishpond, enclosures, hollow way and postmill mound 600m north-west of Barland Fields is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008557. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Moat, fishpond, enclosures, hollow way and postmill mound 600m north-west of Barland Fields?

Moat, fishpond, enclosures, hollow way and postmill mound 600m north-west of Barland Fields is a complex of medieval settlement features located in Nottinghamshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008557.

Who is responsible for protecting Moat, fishpond, enclosures, hollow way and postmill mound 600m north-west of Barland Fields?

Moat, fishpond, enclosures, hollow way and postmill mound 600m north-west of Barland Fields 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 1008557.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moat, fishpond, enclosures, hollow way and postmill mound 600m north-west of Barland Fields?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Wilfrid's Church and churchyard (1.6 km), Newbold medieval settlement and part of the open field system, 330m north east of Manor Farm (2.1 km), Standing cross on Upper Broughton village green (3.3 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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 whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moat, fishpond, enclosures, hollow way and postmill mound 600m north-west of Barland Fields

Moat, fishpond, enclosures, hollow way and postmill mound 600m north-west of Barland Fields stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Moat, fishpond, enclosures, hollow way and postmill mound 600m north-west of Barland Fields

ThorpeRoman town · ~14.1 milesAncasterRoman town · ~21.1 milesBattle of Stoke (Field) 1487Battle (1487) · ~13 miles