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The moated site and fishpond located 200 metres south-east of Melton Hall is a medieval monument consisting of water-filled defensive earthworks surrounding a domestic or manorial enclosure. The site comprises a substantial moat with an associated fishpond, features characteristic of high-status medieval settlement in the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. Such moated sites were typical of the Norman period and later medieval England, serving both defensive and prestige functions for landholding families. The survival of the water-filled features at this location provides archaeological evidence of medieval land management and domestic organisation in Lincolnshire.
Moated site and fishpond 200m south-east of Melton Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007747. View the official record →
The moated site and fishpond located 200 metres south-east of Melton Hall is a medieval monument consisting of water-filled defensive earthworks surrounding a domestic or manorial enclosure. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007747.
Moated site and fishpond 200m south-east of Melton Hall 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 1007747.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Yarborough Camp large univallate hillfort (1.7 km), Roman settlement (2.6 km), Medieval settlement of Croxton (2.8 km).
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