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Moated site, Camlet Moat, Moat Wood

England
List entry 1005551
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1005551
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.72 hectares
Grid reference
TQ2881098180
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Camlet Moat is a moated site situated in Moat Wood near Hadley, Middlesex, representing a medieval residential enclosure of probable twelfth- to thirteenth-century origin. The monument consists of substantial earthwork remains comprising a roughly rectangular moat with associated banks and platforms, indicative of a manorial homestead of middling status. The site preserves evidence of medieval domestic settlement and land management practices characteristic of the High Medieval period in southern England, though detailed documentary records of its occupation history remain limited. Its survival within woodland has afforded protection to the archaeological deposits, making it a significant example of moated site morphology in the Home Counties.

Moated site, Camlet Moat, Moat Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005551. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Moated site, Camlet Moat, Moat Wood?

Camlet Moat is a moated site situated in Moat Wood near Hadley, Middlesex, representing a medieval residential enclosure of probable twelfth- to thirteenth-century origin. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005551.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated site, Camlet Moat, Moat Wood?

Moated site, Camlet Moat, Moat Wood 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 1005551.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moated site, Camlet Moat, Moat Wood?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval moated site, 408m ENE of Highland's School (3.2 km), Flash Road aqueduct (3.7 km), Earthworks at Old Park (4.2 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Medieval moated site, 408m ENE of Highland's School
3.2 km
Flash Road aqueduct
3.7 km
Earthworks at Old Park
4.2 km
Elsyng Palace
5 km
World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite at Burnt Farm Camp
5.1 km
Half Moat Manor House, moated site and associated leat, Cheshunt.
7.2 km
South Mimms motte and bailey castle
7.3 km
Coldharbour Moat
7.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moated site, Camlet Moat, Moat Wood

Moated site, Camlet Moat, Moat Wood stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.

The wider landscape

Around Moated site, Camlet Moat, Moat Wood

LondonRoman town · ~10.9 milesSt AlbansRoman town · ~11.1 milesBattle of Barnet 1471Battle (1471) · ~2.6 miles
Domesday entry for Enfield, Middlesex →
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