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Moated site 300m NE of All Saints Church

England
List entry 1011453
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1011453
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.39 hectares
Grid reference
TF 46336 55579
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Moated site 300m NE of All Saints Church is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Lincolnshire. The site comprises a substantial water-filled or formerly water-filled moat forming an irregular enclosure, typical of the moated homesteads constructed by the medieval gentry and substantial landholders from the twelfth century onwards. Such moated sites served both defensive and status functions, providing a practical means of protection for residences and associated buildings whilst demonstrating the occupant's social standing. The monument represents an important example of medieval settlement archaeology and domestic fortification in the East Midlands region.

Moated site 300m NE of All Saints Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011453. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Moated site 300m NE of All Saints Church?

Moated site 300m NE of All Saints Church is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Lincolnshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011453.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated site 300m NE of All Saints Church?

Moated site 300m NE of All Saints Church 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 1011453.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moated site 300m NE of All Saints Church?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Churchyard cross, All Saints churchyard (0.3 km), Abbey Hills moated site (1.4 km), Decoy Wood decoy pond (1.6 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Churchyard cross, All Saints churchyard
0.3 km
Abbey Hills moated site
1.4 km
Decoy Wood decoy pond
1.6 km
Churchyard cross, St Mary's churchyard
3.2 km
Medieval salt workings
3.7 km
Medieval dylings and flood defence bank at Gold Fen Dike Bank, immediately south west of Ash Cottage
3.8 km
The Magdalen College School
4.8 km
Wainfleet All Saints market cross
4.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moated site 300m NE of All Saints Church

Moated site 300m NE of All Saints Church 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.

The wider landscape

Around Moated site 300m NE of All Saints Church

Battle of Winceby (1643)Battle (1643) · ~12.3 miles
Domesday entry for Friskney, Lincolnshire →
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