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Moated site at Foxley Green Farm is a medieval defensive or residential enclosure located in Berkshire. The monument consists of a moated platform, a form of settlement fortification common in medieval England, particularly from the 12th century onwards. Such moated sites typically enclosed a dwelling or small manor house within banks and a water-filled ditch, serving both practical and status-affirming functions for their occupants. The Foxley Green Farm site represents evidence of medieval land occupation and settlement patterns in the region, though detailed archaeological investigation would be required to establish its precise chronology and social function within the local community.
Moated site at Foxley Green Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013186. View the official record →
Moated site at Foxley Green Farm is a medieval defensive or residential enclosure located in Berkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013186.
Moated site at Foxley Green 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 1013186.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mesolithic site, Moor Farm, Holyport, Bray Wick (2.3 km), Moated site at Smewin's Farm (3.4 km), Moated site at Foliejon Park (3.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site at Foxley Green 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 Foxley Green Farm stands on Lambeth Group, bedrock that formed in the Paleocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.