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Moated site 140m east of Papworth Hall is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Cambridgeshire. The site comprises a moat, a water-filled ditch that once surrounded a residential enclosure, typical of the 12th to 16th centuries when such features were constructed by landholders of modest to middling status. The moat survives as an archaeological feature that provides evidence of settlement patterns and land use in medieval Cambridgeshire. Such moated sites are common across eastern England and represent an important class of monument reflecting medieval social hierarchy and agricultural organisation.
Moated site 140m east of Papworth Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019548. View the official record →
Moated site 140m east of Papworth Hall is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Cambridgeshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019548.
Moated site 140m east of Papworth Hall 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 1019548.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site at Pastures Farm (2.8 km), Moated site at Pond Farm (3.5 km), Moated site at Manor Farm (3.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site 140m east of Papworth Hall's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Moated site 140m east of Papworth Hall stands on West Walton Formation, Ampthill Clay Formation And Kimmeridge Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Kimmeridgian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.