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Moated Royal Manorial site at Bear's Rails

England
List entry 1013168
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013168
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.12 hectares
Grid reference
SU 97344 73855
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Moated Royal Manorial site at Bear's Rails is a medieval earthwork monument located in Berkshire, England. The site consists of a moated enclosure, a defensive feature characteristic of manorial settlements from the twelfth to sixteenth centuries, which would have surrounded the principal residence and associated buildings of a royal or high-status estate. The moat itself survives as a substantial water-filled or partially water-filled ditch that once served both practical and symbolic functions, marking the boundary of the lord's demesne and providing security for the dwelling within. The survival of this earthwork demonstrates the historical importance of the site as a seat of authority and administration within the medieval landscape of Berkshire.

Moated Royal Manorial site at Bear's Rails is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013168. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Moated Royal Manorial site at Bear's Rails?

Moated Royal Manorial site at Bear's Rails is a medieval earthwork monument located in Berkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013168.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated Royal Manorial site at Bear's Rails?

Moated Royal Manorial site at Bear's Rails 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 1013168.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moated Royal Manorial site at Bear's Rails?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site at Tileplace, Old Windsor (0.8 km), Ankerwyke Priory: a Benedictine nunnery with associated moat and fishponds (3.3 km), Moated manor and Queen Victoria's landing stage, Old Windsor (4.7 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.
Spotlight
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 Tileplace, Old Windsor
0.8 km
Ankerwyke Priory: a Benedictine nunnery with associated moat and fishponds
3.3 km
Moated manor and Queen Victoria's landing stage, Old Windsor
4.7 km
Bronze Age settlement, W of Runnymede Bridge
4.8 km
Bell barrow on Bowledge Hill
7.9 km
Bowl barrow at Round Barrow House
7.9 km
Large univallate hillfort and 14th century chapel at St Ann's Hill
8.2 km
Bowl barrow 200m west of Barrowhills
8.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moated Royal Manorial site at Bear's Rails

Moated Royal Manorial site at Bear's Rails stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.

The wider landscape

Around Moated Royal Manorial site at Bear's Rails

SilchesterRoman town · ~21.9 milesLondonRoman town · ~22.3 milesSt AlbansRoman town · ~23 miles
Domesday entry for Windsor, Surrey →
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