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The moated site and two fishponds located 300 metres west of Moorcourt in Hampshire constitute a medieval settlement complex. The moated enclosure, a characteristic feature of later medieval domestic settlement, would have originally served defensive and status functions whilst also providing practical drainage benefits to the surrounding land. The associated fishponds represent the medieval interest in managed aquaculture and food production, a pursuit common among landholding families of the period. Together these elements form an important archaeological record of medieval rural occupation and land use practices in Hampshire.
Moated site and two fishponds 300m west of Moorcourt is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013062. View the official record →
The moated site and two fishponds located 300 metres west of Moorcourt in Hampshire constitute a medieval settlement complex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013062.
Moated site and two fishponds 300m west of Moorcourt 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 1013062.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow south of Fulliford Bog (8.9 km), Bowl barrow 700m west of Foxhill Farm. Part of Foxhill round barrow cemetery (9.1 km), Bowl barrow 660m west of Foxhill Farm. Part of Foxhill round barrow cemetery. (9.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site and two fishponds 300m west of Moorcourt'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 and two fishponds 300m west of Moorcourt stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.