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Moated site and fishpond north-west of Pinhills Farm

England
List entry 1017398
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017398
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.7 hectares
Grid reference
ST 98705 70092
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Moated site and fishpond north-west of Pinhills Farm is a medieval monument located in Wiltshire. The site comprises the earthwork remains of a moated enclosure together with an associated fishpond, features typical of high-status medieval settlement and land management. Such moated sites, common throughout southern England, generally date from the twelfth to sixteenth centuries and served both defensive and prestige functions for their occupants. The survival of both the moat and fishpond indicates the historical importance of this location as a centre of medieval agricultural and domestic activity.

Moated site and fishpond north-west of Pinhills Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017398. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Moated site and fishpond north-west of Pinhills Farm?

Moated site and fishpond north-west of Pinhills Farm is a medieval monument located in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017398.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated site and fishpond north-west of Pinhills Farm?

Moated site and fishpond north-west of Pinhills 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 1017398.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moated site and fishpond north-west of Pinhills Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on King's Play Hill 510m north of Hill Cottage (4.6 km), Bowl barrow on King's Play Hill, 420m north of Hill Cottage (4.7 km), Long barrow on King's Play Hill, 430m north west of Hill Cottage (4.7 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow on King's Play Hill 510m north of Hill Cottage
4.6 km
Bowl barrow on King's Play Hill, 420m north of Hill Cottage
4.7 km
Long barrow on King's Play Hill, 430m north west of Hill Cottage
4.7 km
Oliver's Camp and two round barrows outside Oliver's Camp
5.6 km
Bowl barrow 60m east of Roundway Hill Covert
6.2 km
Two bowl barrows in Roundway Hill Covert
6.5 km
Long barrow 650m WSW of Shepherds' Shore
6.5 km
Roundway Hill Farm round barrows
6.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moated site and fishpond north-west of Pinhills Farm

Moated site and fishpond north-west of Pinhills Farm stands on Lower Greensand Group, bedrock that formed in the Albian. The rock here is sandstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Moated site and fishpond north-west of Pinhills Farm

AveburyArchaeological site · ~7.1 milesSilbury HillArchaeological site · ~7.1 milesWest Kennet Long BarrowArchaeological site · ~7.4 milesMildenhallRoman town · ~14.2 milesBattle of Roundway Down 1643Battle (1643) · ~3.4 milesBattle of Lansdown (Hill) 1643Battle (1643) · ~16.3 milesBattle of LansdowneBattle (1643) · ~16.4 miles
Domesday entry for Calne, Wiltshire →
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