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Moated site E of school is a medieval moated enclosure located in Oxfordshire, England. The site comprises a defensive water-filled ditch surrounding a raised platform, a characteristic defensive arrangement of the medieval period. Such moated sites were typically constructed between the 12th and 16th centuries and served as residences for minor gentry and landholding families, combining domestic and defensive functions. The site's precise dating and the identity of its former occupants would require detailed archaeological investigation to establish with certainty.
Moated site E of school is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006314. View the official record →
Moated site E of school is a medieval moated enclosure located in Oxfordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006314.
Moated site E of school 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 1006314.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Long barrow 730m south west of Enslow Bridge (3.4 km), Deserted village of Hampton Gay (3.6 km), Shipton-on-Cherwell churchyard cross (3.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site E of school'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 E of school stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.