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Moated site, 340m north east of Moorwell Bridge is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Cumberland, England. The monument comprises a water-filled or water-retaining moat defining an enclosed settlement area, a characteristic feature of medieval manorial organisation and local lordship. Such moated sites were typically established between the twelfth and sixteenth centuries, serving as defensive and status-bearing residences for minor nobility or prosperous landholders. The earthwork survives as an archaeological feature of significance for understanding the distribution and character of medieval settlement patterns in the northern English landscape.
Moated site, 340m north east of Moorwell Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007134. View the official record →
Moated site, 340m north east of Moorwell Bridge is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Cumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007134.
Moated site, 340m north east of Moorwell Bridge 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 1007134.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Whitley Castle Roman fort and vicus, 280m south west of Castle Nook (2.9 km), Kirkhaugh Bridge abutments 1/2 mile (800m) NE of Whitley Castle (3 km), Hudgill lead mine bingsteads, 200m north east of Hudgill Farm (3.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site, 340m north east of Moorwell Bridge'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, 340m north east of Moorwell Bridge stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.