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Moated site 285m east of Castlethorpe House is a medieval residential enclosure located in Lincolnshire. The monument comprises a water-filled or formerly water-filled ditch that enclosed a domestic settlement, a common defensive and status-indicating feature of the medieval period. Moated sites of this type were typically constructed during the 12th to 16th centuries and served to demarcate and protect manorial or gentry residences. The specific layout and condition of this example contribute to the archaeological understanding of settlement patterns and social organisation in medieval Lincolnshire.
Moated site 285m east of Castlethorpe House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016429. View the official record →
Moated site 285m east of Castlethorpe House is a medieval residential enclosure located in Lincolnshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016429.
Moated site 285m east of Castlethorpe House 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 1016429.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Long Barrow north of Castlethorpe (1.4 km), Hibaldstow Mill (4.3 km), Romano-British settlement near Staniwells Farm (5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site 285m east of Castlethorpe House'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 285m east of Castlethorpe House stands on Inferior Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.