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Moated site 60m north of Benville Manor is a medieval defensive settlement earthwork located in Dorset. The site consists of a substantial water-filled or formerly water-filled moat that enclosed a residential or manorial precinct, a common feature of English medieval settlement from the twelfth century onwards. Such moated sites served both defensive and status-asserting functions for landholding families during the medieval period. The survival of the moat as an earthwork feature provides evidence for the medieval occupation and social hierarchy of the local landscape in this part of Dorset.
Moated site 60m north of Benville Manor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016896. View the official record →
Moated site 60m north of Benville Manor is a medieval defensive settlement earthwork located in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016896.
Moated site 60m north of Benville Manor 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 1016896.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Barrow beside Shotcombe Lane (9.1 km), Large multivallate hillfort containing two bowl barrows 855m north east of North Eggardon Farm (9.2 km), Part of a Later Prehistoric or Romano-British field system 250m north of Eggardon Hill Farm (9.3 km).
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