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Moated site at Down Barns Farm is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Middlesex. The site comprises a substantial moat enclosing an area suitable for domestic occupation, representing a form of fortified residence characteristic of the medieval period, particularly the 12th to 16th centuries. Such moated sites served both practical and symbolic functions, providing water-based defence and denoting the status of their occupants within the feudal hierarchy. The earthwork survives as a significant archaeological monument demonstrating the settlement patterns and social organisation of medieval rural England.
Moated site at Down Barns Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005552. View the official record →
Moated site at Down Barns Farm is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Middlesex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005552.
Moated site at Down Barns Farm 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 1005552.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Northolt Manor, moated site (2.3 km), Ickenham Manor Farm (3.2 km), Medieval moated site 382m south-east of Brackenbury Farm (4.8 km).
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