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The moated lodge situated approximately 200 metres west of the ruins of Bradgate House is a medieval residential structure protected as a scheduled monument. The site consists of a moated enclosure characteristic of high-status dwellings of the medieval period, indicating occupation by a person of some standing. The monument lies within the landscape of Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, and forms part of the archaeological record relating to medieval settlement and land use in the area. Its proximity to Bradgate House suggests it may relate to the history of that important gentry residence, though the specific chronology and functional relationship between the two sites requires further scholarly investigation.
Moated lodge 200m west of ruins of Bradgate House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008813. View the official record →
The moated lodge situated approximately 200 metres west of the ruins of Bradgate House is a medieval residential structure protected as a scheduled monument. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008813.
Moated lodge 200m west of ruins of Bradgate House 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 1008813.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kirby Muxloe Castle (5.6 km), Leicester abbey and 17th century mansion and ornamental gardens (6.7 km), Jewry Wall: remains of a Roman bath house, palaestra and Anglo-Saxon church (7.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated lodge 200m west of ruins of Bradgate House's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Moated lodge 200m west of ruins of Bradgate House stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.