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Moated site at Otterbourne Manor is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Hampshire. The site comprises a substantial moat surrounding the manor, a characteristic feature of high-status medieval settlements dating from the 12th to 16th centuries. Such moated sites typically enclosed domestic and agricultural buildings, serving both practical and symbolic functions as markers of social rank and territorial authority. The Otterbourne example survives as an important example of medieval settlement archaeology, preserving evidence of the manorial economy and social hierarchy of medieval Hampshire.
Moated site at Otterbourne Manor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013055. View the official record →
Moated site at Otterbourne Manor is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013055.
Moated site at Otterbourne Manor 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 1013055.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Park pale at Marwell, south of Fisher's Pond (3.2 km), Section of Roman road 250yds (230m) long SW of Titlark Farm (4.7 km), The Ring earthwork (7.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site at Otterbourne Manor'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 Otterbourne Manor stands on Lambeth Group, bedrock that formed in the Paleocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.