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Moated site at Grove Farm is a medieval defensive settlement located in Buckinghamshire, England. The site comprises a substantial moat surrounding a former dwelling platform, a characteristic feature of high-status medieval farmsteads and minor manorial centres dating from the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. Such moated sites served both practical and symbolic functions, providing protection for valuable livestock and grain stores whilst demonstrating the occupant's social standing and right to fortify their property. The Grove Farm example represents the substantial earthwork remains of this once-inhabited enclosure, surviving as a significant archaeological monument indicative of medieval settlement patterns in the Home Counties.
Moated site at Grove Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018727. View the official record →
Moated site at Grove Farm is a medieval defensive settlement located in Buckinghamshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018727.
Moated site at Grove 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 1018727.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch: 176m long section south west of White House Farm (7.7 km), Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch: 1.13km long section from Grymsdyke Manor to RAF High Wycombe (8.9 km), Bowl barrow on Lodge Hill, 650m east of Old Callow Down Farm (9 km).
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