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Moated site at Aston Magna is a medieval defensive and residential enclosure located in Gloucestershire. The site comprises a substantial moat surrounding a raised platform, a characteristic feature of high-status settlement in the medieval period, particularly from the twelfth century onwards. Such moated sites typically served as strongholds for minor nobility or prosperous landholders, combining practical defence with a visible expression of social rank. The monument survives as an archaeological feature in the landscape, preserving evidence of medieval land use and settlement patterns in the region.
Moated site at Aston Magna is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016081. View the official record →
Moated site at Aston Magna is a medieval defensive and residential enclosure located in Gloucestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016081.
Moated site at Aston Magna 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 1016081.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British villa 350m south east of Abbotswood (9.5 km), Prehistoric enclosure known as Stow Camp (9.7 km), Poleswood South long barrow 950m north-west of St Mary`s Church (9.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site at Aston Magna'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 at Aston Magna stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.