Scheduled MonumentsEnglandMoated site 70m south of Long Plantation, Hanslope Park

Moated site 70m south of Long Plantation, Hanslope Park

England
List entry 1011303
Nation
England
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Overview

History & significance

Moated site 70m south of Long Plantation, Hanslope Park is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Buckinghamshire. The site consists of a moat, a water-filled ditch that once encircled a small residential or manorial enclosure, characteristic of medieval settlement patterns in the English Midlands and south. Such moated sites typically date from the twelfth to sixteenth centuries and served both practical and symbolic functions, providing protection and denoting status. The monument survives as an earthwork feature and remains a valuable archaeological record of medieval land use and settlement hierarchy in the parish of Hanslope.

Moated site 70m south of Long Plantation, Hanslope Park is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011303. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Moated site 70m south of Long Plantation, Hanslope Park?

Moated site 70m south of Long Plantation, Hanslope Park is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Buckinghamshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011303.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated site 70m south of Long Plantation, Hanslope Park?

Moated site 70m south of Long Plantation, Hanslope Park 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 1011303.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moated site 70m south of Long Plantation, Hanslope Park?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bradwell Abbey: a Benedictine priory, chapel and fishpond (5.9 km), Bradwell castle mound: a motte and bailey castle 80m north east of St. Lawrence's Church. (6 km), Secklow Hundred mound: a moot at the junction of North Row and North Ninth Street. (6.9 km).

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