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Moated site 725m north east of Mount Pleasant Farm is a medieval defensive settlement located in Gloucestershire. The monument comprises a moated enclosure, a common form of domestic fortification constructed during the medieval period, which provided both protection and a visible demonstration of status for its inhabitants. The site's precise dating within the medieval sequence and details of its structural development remain dependent upon archaeological survey and excavation records held within the county's heritage documentation. Such moated sites represent an important class of medieval settlement evidence across the English Midlands and Welsh border regions, though this particular example's specific historical associations and period of occupation would require consultation of detailed archaeological records to establish with certainty.
Moated site 725m north east of Mount Pleasant Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004522. View the official record →
Moated site 725m north east of Mount Pleasant Farm is a medieval defensive settlement located in Gloucestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004522.
Moated site 725m north east of Mount Pleasant Farm 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 1004522.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Compton Dando Bridge (7.4 km), Part of the linear boundary known as the Wansdyke 585m north of Tuckingmill Farm (7.9 km), Stantonbury camp and adjacent sections of Wansdyke (8.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site 725m north east of Mount Pleasant Farm'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 725m north east of Mount Pleasant Farm stands on South Wales Upper Coal Measures Formation, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.