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Moated enclosures, Well Wood and Chapel Wood, Watton-at-Stone is a pair of medieval moated sites located in Hertfordshire. Both enclosures date to the medieval period and represent characteristic examples of defensive or high-status domestic compounds, marked by water-filled or water-retaining ditches that enclosed residential and ancillary structures. The sites are situated within woodland areas that preserve their earthwork remains, which survive as banks and ditches forming the characteristic moated pattern. Such moated enclosures were common among the medieval gentry and prosperous landholders across southern England, serving both practical and symbolic functions within the feudal landscape.
Moated enclosures, Well Wood and Chapel Wood, Watton-At-Stone is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012054. View the official record →
Moated enclosures, Well Wood and Chapel Wood, Watton-at-Stone is a pair of medieval moated sites located in Hertfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012054.
Moated enclosures, Well Wood and Chapel Wood, Watton-At-Stone 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 1012054.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman site 440yds (400m) E of Backlane Wood (1.1 km), Linear earthwork in Perry's Grove (3.1 km), Benington Castle: a motte and bailey castle west of Church Green (5 km).
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