Moated site and associated earthworks at Baysgarth Farm

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History & significance

Baysgarth Farm moated site is a medieval settlement earthwork located in Lincolnshire, consisting of a moat and associated defensive or boundary features characteristic of high medieval manorial occupation. The site dates from the medieval period, when moated homesteads served as the residential and administrative centres of minor landholders and gentry. The surviving earthworks preserve evidence of the layout and scale of medieval rural settlement patterns in the region, though the precise dating and social status of the site's occupants remain subjects of archaeological interpretation. Such moated sites represent an important class of medieval domestic monument, providing insights into the organisation of agricultural estates and the distribution of wealth and authority in the medieval English countryside.

Moated site and associated earthworks at Baysgarth Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007813. View the official record →

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