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Moated mound S of Rennesley Garden Wood is a medieval earthwork monument located in Hertfordshire. The site comprises a mound surrounded by a water-filled moat, a defensive arrangement characteristic of high-status medieval settlements dating principally to the twelfth through fourteenth centuries. Such moated sites typically served as the fortified residences of minor nobility or prosperous landowners and represent an important class of medieval domestic architecture in England. The monument survives as an archaeological feature of local and regional significance for understanding settlement patterns and social hierarchy during the medieval period.
Moated mound S of Rennesley Garden Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005509. View the official record →
Moated mound S of Rennesley Garden Wood is a medieval earthwork monument located in Hertfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005509.
Moated mound S of Rennesley Garden Wood 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 1005509.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow near Gallows Plain (5 km), Bowl barrow in Easneye Wood, 110m south-east of Dairy Farm (5.2 km), Hertford Castle: a motte and bailey castle south of the River Lea (6.3 km).
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