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Moated site 750m north west of Dairy Farm is a medieval settlement earthwork located in Nottinghamshire. The monument comprises a substantial moated enclosure, a form of defensive or prestige residential feature common in medieval England from the twelfth century onwards. Such moated sites typically enclosed a manor house or substantial dwelling within a water-filled ditch, and often served both practical and status-bearing functions within the medieval landscape. This particular example remains visible as earthworks and represents an important record of local medieval settlement patterns and land use in the county.
Moated site 750m north west of Dairy Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016051. View the official record →
Moated site 750m north west of Dairy Farm is a medieval settlement earthwork located in Nottinghamshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016051.
Moated site 750m north west of Dairy 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 1016051.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Queen's Sconce (1.5 km), Standing cross known as Beaumond Cross (1.6 km), Hawton moated site, fishpond, Civil War redoubt and ridge and furrow (3.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site 750m north west of Dairy 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 750m north west of Dairy Farm stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.