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Moated site at Brick Kiln Copse is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Wiltshire. The site consists of a substantial moat, a water-filled ditch that once surrounded a residential or manorial enclosure, typical of high-status settlements from the 12th to 16th centuries. Such moated sites served both practical and symbolic functions, providing water supply, defence, and visual demonstration of the occupant's status and authority. The survival of the moat at Brick Kiln Copse, now scheduled as an ancient monument, provides archaeological evidence for medieval settlement patterns and the use of earthwork defences in the English countryside during the medieval period.
Moated site at Brick Kiln Copse is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012673. View the official record →
Moated site at Brick Kiln Copse is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012673.
Moated site at Brick Kiln Copse 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 1012673.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on the south west slope of Breeze Hill, Melbury Down (8 km), Long barrow on Ashmore Down, 775m north of Ashgrove Cottages (8.3 km), Bowl barrow 800m east of Gourd's Farm (8.7 km).
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