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Moated Manorial Site at Beaumy's Castle, 200m north-east of Priory Farm

England
List entry 1013179
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013179
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.56 hectares
Grid reference
SU 70992 64629
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Moated Manorial Site at Beaumy's Castle is a medieval defensive earthwork situated north-east of Priory Farm in Berkshire. The site comprises a moated enclosure that served as the residential and administrative centre of a manorial holding, with the water-filled ditch providing both practical defence and a symbol of lordly status characteristic of medieval gentry settlements. Dating from the medieval period, the moat survives as an archaeological monument documenting the settlement patterns and land organisation of medieval Berkshire, though the domestic structures that once stood within the enclosure have largely disappeared. The site forms part of the broader landscape of medieval settlement and territorial control in the region.

Moated Manorial Site at Beaumy's Castle, 200m north-east of Priory Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013179. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Moated Manorial Site at Beaumy's Castle, 200m north-east of Priory Farm?

Moated Manorial Site at Beaumy's Castle is a medieval defensive earthwork situated north-east of Priory Farm in Berkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013179.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated Manorial Site at Beaumy's Castle, 200m north-east of Priory Farm?

Moated Manorial Site at Beaumy's Castle, 200m north-east of Priory 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 1013179.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moated Manorial Site at Beaumy's Castle, 200m north-east of Priory Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site at Sheepbridge Court (1.4 km), Moated site at Kenney's Farm (3.9 km), Site of St Bartholomew's Church (5.2 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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A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Moated site at Sheepbridge Court
1.4 km
Moated site at Kenney's Farm
3.9 km
Site of St Bartholomew's Church
5.2 km
Infirmary Stables, Arborfield
5.9 km
Moated site north of the Moat House
6 km
Mound at Cudbury Clump, Eversley Upper Common
6.6 km
Moated site and associated fishponds 100m south of Clappers Farm
6.7 km
Bulls Down camp
7.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moated Manorial Site at Beaumy's Castle, 200m north-east of Priory Farm

Moated Manorial Site at Beaumy's Castle, 200m north-east of Priory Farm stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.

The wider landscape

Around Moated Manorial Site at Beaumy's Castle, 200m north-east of Priory Farm

SilchesterRoman town · ~4.6 milesDorchester-on-ThamesRoman town · ~20.1 milesFirst Battle of NewburyBattle (1643) · ~15.9 milesBattle of Chalgrove 1643Battle (1643) · ~21 milesBattle of Cheriton 1644Battle (1644) · ~22.9 miles
Domesday entry for Swallowfield, Hampshire →
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