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Moated site at Pond Farm is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Cambridgeshire. The monument comprises a moated enclosure, a form of fortification consisting of water-filled ditches surrounding a central platform, which was a common domestic feature among the medieval gentry and substantial landholders from the twelfth century onwards. The site dates to the medieval period and represents the kind of modest fortified residence that characterised rural settlement patterns in eastern England during this era. Such moated sites often served both defensive and status-marking purposes, distinguishing the residence of a person of some standing from the dwellings of ordinary peasants.
Moated site at Pond Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019176. View the official record →
Moated site at Pond Farm is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Cambridgeshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019176.
Moated site at Pond 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 1019176.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site at Manor Farm (0.4 km), Moated site at Pastures Farm (1.9 km), Croxton deserted medieval village and 16th-17th century garden remains (2.1 km).
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