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Moated site 215m south of Chancel Farm is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Cambridgeshire, England. The monument comprises a water-filled or water-retaining ditch system arranged in a rectangular or roughly rectangular configuration, a characteristic form of high-status domestic settlement in medieval England. Such moated sites typically date from the twelfth to sixteenth centuries and represent the homes of gentry and substantial landholders who sought to combine residential comfort with modest fortification. The site's survival as an earthwork demonstrates the persistence of medieval settlement patterns in the Cambridgeshire landscape and contributes to our understanding of rural medieval settlement hierarchy and land use in East Anglia.
Moated site 215m south of Chancel Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017845. View the official record →
Moated site 215m south of Chancel Farm is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Cambridgeshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017845.
Moated site 215m south of Chancel 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 1017845.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Burwell Castle (4.3 km), Roman villa and Iron Age settlement N of Reach Bridge (5 km), Moated site E of church (5.2 km).
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