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Moated site 400m east of Penleigh House is a medieval defensive settlement located in Wiltshire. The monument comprises a substantial moat enclosing an island platform, a characteristic form of high-status residential enclosure dating to the medieval period. Such moated sites served both defensive and symbolic functions, their water-filled ditches providing protection whilst demonstrating the social standing of their occupants. The site's survival as an earthwork monument preserves evidence of settlement hierarchy and land use patterns from the medieval landscape of Wiltshire.
Moated site 400m east of Penleigh House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013083. View the official record →
Moated site 400m east of Penleigh House is a medieval defensive settlement located in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013083.
Moated site 400m east of Penleigh 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 1013083.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 40m south of Buckler's Wood (7.8 km), Robin Hood's Bower earthwork enclosure in Southleigh Wood (8.7 km), Bowl barrow 270m south west of Norton Bavant House (8.9 km).
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