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Moated site 130m west of Bere Marsh Farm is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Dorset. The monument consists of a water-filled or formerly water-filled ditch surrounding a raised platform, a defensive arrangement characteristic of high-status residences of the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. Such moated sites typically contained timber or stone structures belonging to gentry or minor nobility, though the precise chronology and social status of this particular example would require archaeological investigation to establish with certainty. The survival of the moat earthwork demonstrates the significance of this location during the medieval period and its role within the local settlement hierarchy.
Moated site 130m west of Bere Marsh Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016897. View the official record →
Moated site 130m west of Bere Marsh Farm is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016897.
Moated site 130m west of Bere Marsh 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 1016897.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Earthwork S of Meriden Wood, and adjoining round barrow (7.6 km), Bul Barrow, 750m east of Rawlsbury Camp (8 km), Bowl barrow 550m north west of Bulbarrow Farm (8 km).
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