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Moated site at Cotes de Val, Gilmorton is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Leicestershire. The monument comprises a substantial moat surrounding a raised platform that once supported a residential structure, typical of the moated homesteads constructed by the minor nobility and gentry during the medieval period. Such sites, which flourished particularly from the 12th to 16th centuries, served both domestic and defensive purposes in the English countryside. The moat at Cotes de Val remains a significant example of this form of medieval settlement, preserving evidence of the social hierarchy and land use patterns of medieval Leicestershire.
Moated site at Cotes de Val, Gilmorton is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010194. View the official record →
Moated site at Cotes de Val, Gilmorton is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Leicestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010194.
Moated site at Cotes de Val, Gilmorton 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 1010194.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Motte, moat and fishponds west of All Saints Church (1.7 km), Bowl barrow at Misterton (4.8 km), Moat, fishponds and shifted village earthworks at Ullesthorpe (5.3 km).
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