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Moated site and garden enclosure at Glenfield is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Leicestershire. The monument comprises a moat surrounding an approximately rectangular platform, together with an associated garden enclosure, representing a form of domestic settlement that was widespread among the minor gentry and prosperous peasantry during the medieval period. The earthworks remain substantially visible and form part of the archaeological record documenting medieval settlement patterns in the East Midlands. Such moated sites typically date from the twelfth to sixteenth centuries, with many established during the height of moated settlement construction in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.
Moated site and garden enclosure at Glenfield is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017680. View the official record →
Moated site and garden enclosure at Glenfield is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Leicestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017680.
Moated site and garden enclosure at Glenfield 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 1017680.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rabbit warren 180m north east of The Lawn (4.3 km), Lubbesthorpe medieval settlement remains at Abbey Farm (5 km), Leicester Castle and the Magazine Gateway (5.1 km).
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