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Moated site 100m south of Stain Farm

England
List entry 1017375
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017375
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.68 hectares
Grid reference
TF 46869 84683
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Moated site 100m south of Stain Farm is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Lincolnshire. The monument consists of a substantial water-filled or water-retaining ditch forming an enclosure, a characteristic feature of moated sites that proliferated across England during the medieval period, particularly from the 12th to 16th centuries. Such sites typically served as the residences of minor gentry or prosperous farmers, with the moat providing both practical defence and a status symbol. The surviving earthworks at this location preserve evidence of this domestic and social organisation, though the specific date of construction and the nature of any structures that once stood within the moat remain to be determined through archaeological investigation.

Moated site 100m south of Stain Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017375. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Moated site 100m south of Stain Farm?

Moated site 100m south of Stain Farm is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Lincolnshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017375.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated site 100m south of Stain Farm?

Moated site 100m south of Stain 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 1017375.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moated site 100m south of Stain Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hagnaby Abbey: a Premonstratensian abbey and a post-medieval house and formal garden (4.3 km), Castle Hill: moated site with Civil War earthworks (4.8 km), Churchyard cross, St Margaret's churchyard, Saleby (6 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
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Hagnaby Abbey: a Premonstratensian abbey and a post-medieval house and formal garden
4.3 km
Castle Hill: moated site with Civil War earthworks
4.8 km
Churchyard cross, St Margaret's churchyard, Saleby
6 km
Toot Hill motte and bailey castle
6.1 km
Markby Priory
6.2 km
Site of St Mary's Priory, Greenfield
7.6 km
Churchyard cross, Holy Trinity churchyard
8 km
Cross in St Peter's churchyard
10.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moated site 100m south of Stain Farm

Moated site 100m south of Stain Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Moated site 100m south of Stain Farm

Battle of Winceby (1643)Battle (1643) · ~13.9 miles
Domesday entry for Strubby, Lincolnshire →
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