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Moated site immediately north west of Moat Farm is a medieval defensive enclosure located in Buckinghamshire. The site consists of a substantial water-filled or formerly water-filled ditch forming a moat that would have surrounded a residential or manorial structure, a characteristic defensive feature of the medieval period. Such moated sites are typically dated to the twelfth to sixteenth centuries and served to protect the dwelling and demesne of a landholding family of some status. The survival of the earthwork demonstrates the persistence of medieval settlement patterns in the Buckinghamshire landscape and contributes to understanding of the region's feudal organisation and domestic architecture.
Moated site immediately north west of Moat Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016773. View the official record →
Moated site immediately north west of Moat Farm is a medieval defensive enclosure located in Buckinghamshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016773.
Moated site immediately north west of Moat 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 1016773.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Beacon Hill, 500m south of Ellesborough church (8 km), Pillow mound on Beacon Hill, 550m south of Ellesborough church (8.1 km), Cymbeline's Castle: a motte and bailey castle 550m south west of Ellesborough church (8.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site immediately north west of Moat 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 west of Moat Farm stands on Gault Formation And Upper Greensand Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and limestone.