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Moated site at Upper Denton is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Cumberland, England. The site comprises a substantial moat surrounding a central platform, a characteristic form of medieval manorial settlement that became prevalent in England from the twelfth century onwards. Moated sites served both defensive and status functions, typically associated with minor gentry or ecclesiastical landholdings, and the Upper Denton example represents one of many such sites distributed across northern England. The earthwork survives as an important archaeological monument documenting the settlement patterns and social hierarchy of the medieval period.
Moated site at Upper Denton is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013606. View the official record →
Moated site at Upper Denton is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Cumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013606.
Moated site at Upper Denton 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 1013606.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Nether Denton Roman fort, associated vicus and length of Stanegate Roman road (2.4 km), Eight Roman inscriptions in the Roman quarry in Combcrag Wood, 350m south of Hadrian's Wall (2.5 km), Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundary west of Coombe Crag and Banks Green Cottage and the road to Lanercost at Banks in wall miles 51 and 52 (4.1 km).
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