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Moated site at Sheepbridge Court is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Berkshire, England. The site comprises a substantial moat surrounding a raised platform, a characteristic arrangement of high medieval manor houses of the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. The moat served both practical and symbolic functions, providing security and drainage whilst marking the status and territorial boundary of the resident landholding family. The monument remains largely preserved as an earthwork, preserving evidence of domestic settlement patterns and manorial organisation during the medieval period.
Moated site at Sheepbridge Court is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013336. View the official record →
Moated site at Sheepbridge Court is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Berkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013336.
Moated site at Sheepbridge Court 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 1013336.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated Manorial Site at Beaumy's Castle, 200m north-east of Priory Farm (1.4 km), Moated site at Kenney's Farm (2.6 km), Site of St Bartholomew's Church (3.8 km).
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