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Moated site at Down Barns Farm is a medieval defensive and residential enclosure located in Middlesex. The site consists of a moat surrounding a raised platform, a characteristic form of domestic fortification that became prevalent in England from the twelfth century onwards. Such moated sites typically served as the homes of minor gentry or substantial farmers, combining practical water defence with status and agricultural utility. The Down Barns Farm example represents the common medieval pattern of small-scale fortified settlement found throughout southern England, reflecting the period's social hierarchies and land management practices.
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 and residential enclosure 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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site at Down Barns Farm'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 Down Barns Farm stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.