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Moated site at Grange Farm

England
List entry 1017867
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017867
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.23 hectares
Grid reference
SS 52373 12026
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Moated site at Grange Farm is a medieval defensive and domestic enclosure located in Devon. The monument comprises a water-filled moat surrounding an elevated platform, a characteristic form of high-status residence common in medieval England, particularly from the 12th to 16th centuries. The moat would have served both practical defensive purposes and as a status symbol for its occupants. Such sites often developed around farming enterprises, as suggested by the farm name, and represent the settlement patterns of medieval landholding classes during the period of feudal tenure.

Moated site at Grange Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017867. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Moated site at Grange Farm?

Moated site at Grange Farm is a medieval defensive and domestic enclosure located in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017867.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated site at Grange Farm?

Moated site at Grange 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 1017867.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moated site at Grange Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Churchyard cross 3m south of Huish church porch (1.4 km), Bowl barrow in Heathermoor Plantation, 50m north east of Petrockstow Station (1.6 km), Holy well 480m north west of Beaford Mill (3.3 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Churchyard cross 3m south of Huish church porch
1.4 km
Bowl barrow in Heathermoor Plantation, 50m north east of Petrockstow Station
1.6 km
Holy well 480m north west of Beaford Mill
3.3 km
Churchyard cross 6m south of Dowland church
4.8 km
Hillfort known as Castle Hill Settlement, 350m south of Woolleigh Bridge
4.8 km
Wayside cross socket stone at road junction 70m east of St Peter's Church
4.8 km
Hillfort in Ten Oaks Wood
6.2 km
Bowl barrow on Beaford Moor, 400m north east of Cupper's Piece
6.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moated site at Grange Farm

Moated site at Grange Farm stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

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