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Moated site 325m south east of Branston Lodge is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Lincolnshire. The monument comprises a water-filled or water-retaining ditch forming an enclosure, a characteristic feature of high-status medieval settlement sites dating from the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. Such moated sites typically contained manor houses or fortified domestic buildings of the medieval period and served both practical defensive and social functions. The site remains visible as an earthwork feature, preserving evidence of medieval land use and settlement patterns in the Lincolnshire landscape.
Moated site 325m south east of Branston Lodge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018724. View the official record →
Moated site 325m south east of Branston Lodge is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Lincolnshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018724.
Moated site 325m south east of Branston Lodge 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 1018724.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Car Dyke, Roman canal adjoining Glebe Farm (3.1 km), Car Dyke between Washingborough and Common Square (3.2 km), Nocton Park Priory on Abbey Hill, 750m north east of Nocton Wood Houses (3.8 km).
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