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Moated site 170m north east of Brook Farm is a medieval moated enclosure located in Lincolnshire. The site comprises a substantial rectangular or sub-rectangular moat surrounding a central platform, a characteristic defensive feature of the medieval period typically dating from the 12th to 16th centuries. Such moated sites served as the domestic strongholds of minor gentry and prosperous landholders, combining practical defensive capability with demonstration of status and authority. The earthwork survives as a prominent topographical feature and represents an important example of medieval settlement hierarchy in the English midlands, documenting the dispersed pattern of rural lordship characteristic of the later medieval landscape.
Moated site 170m north east of Brook Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016973. View the official record →
Moated site 170m north east of Brook Farm is a medieval moated enclosure located in Lincolnshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016973.
Moated site 170m north east of Brook 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 1016973.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Settlement site (3.4 km), Ring Holt bowl barrow (4.5 km), Bowl barrow 800m north east of the Manor House (6 km).
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