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Moated Manor House Site, Spargrove Farm is a scheduled ancient monument located in Somerset, England, comprising the earthwork remains of a medieval moated enclosure. The site represents a typical example of a high-status residential complex from the medieval period, with the moat forming a defensive and prestige feature characteristic of manor houses of the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. The earthwork survives as a substantial platform surrounded by the ditch system that once held water, preserving evidence of the settlement pattern and land management practices of medieval Somerset. The monument's designation reflects its importance as a physical record of medieval rural settlement hierarchy and domestic architecture in the South West.
Moated manor house site, Spargrove Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006151. View the official record →
Moated Manor House Site, Spargrove Farm is a scheduled ancient monument located in Somerset, England, comprising the earthwork remains of a medieval moated enclosure. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006151.
Moated manor house site, Spargrove Farm 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 1006151.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hillfort at Fox Covert, 550m north east of Lamyatt Lodge (1.3 km), Roman building at Lamyatt Beacon, Creech Hill (1.7 km), Medieval standing cross 50m west of St Peter's Church (2.2 km).
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