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Moated site at Faldo Farm is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Bedfordshire. The site comprises a substantial moat enclosing a raised platform, a characteristic form of modest fortified residence that emerged during the medieval period, particularly from the 12th century onwards. Such moated sites were common features of the English landscape, serving as the centres of small manorial estates and providing both domestic accommodation and a degree of protection for their occupants. The earthwork at Faldo Farm survives as an important archaeological record of medieval settlement patterns and the distribution of local authority in the English countryside.
Moated site at Faldo Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009399. View the official record →
Moated site at Faldo Farm is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Bedfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009399.
Moated site at Faldo 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 1009399.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated Site and Associated Earthworks at Bury Farm, Sharpenhoe (1.5 km), Sharpenhoe Clappers: an Iron Age promontory fort, medieval warren and associated medieval cultivation earthworks (1.8 km), Ravensburgh Castle (3.5 km).
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