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The moated site immediately north east of Home Farm is a medieval monument located in Lincolnshire, England. Moated sites of this type typically date from the 12th to 16th centuries and served as the defended homesteads of minor gentry or substantial landholders. The site comprises a water-filled or water-retaining ditch enclosing a raised platform or island, a layout characteristic of medieval domestic fortification across lowland England. Such monuments represent significant evidence for the settlement patterns and social hierarchy of medieval rural communities.
Moated site immediately north east of Home Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016474. View the official record →
The moated site immediately north east of Home Farm is a medieval monument located in Lincolnshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016474.
Moated site immediately north east of Home 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 1016474.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tathwell long barrow, 350m NNW of the junction of Horncastle Road and New Lane (2 km), Bowl barrow 600m WSW of New Buildings (2.5 km), Neolithic long barrow and two Bronze Age bowl barrows north of Cold Harbour Farm (2.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site immediately north east of Home Farm'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 immediately north east of Home Farm stands on Lower Greensand Group, bedrock that formed in the Albian. The rock here is sandstone and mudstone.