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The moated site in Bower Wood, located 560 metres south west of Bower Wood Cottages in Buckinghamshire, is a medieval monument consisting of a water-filled or formerly water-filled ditch system that once surrounded a residential or manorial dwelling. Moated sites of this type were constructed from the twelfth century onwards and represent a common form of high-status settlement in medieval England, serving both defensive and status-conferring functions. The surviving earthwork evidence at this location preserves the outline of the moat, which would originally have enclosed a timber or stone structure belonging to a medieval landowner or minor nobility. Such sites provide valuable archaeological evidence of medieval settlement patterns and domestic life in the English countryside during the medieval period.
Moated site in Bower Wood, 560m south west of Bower Wood Cottages is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017478. View the official record →
The moated site in Bower Wood, located 560 metres south west of Bower Wood Cottages in Buckinghamshire, is a medieval monument consisting of a water-filled or formerly water-filled ditch system that once surrounded a residential or manorial dwelling. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017478.
Moated site in Bower Wood, 560m south west of Bower Wood Cottages 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 1017478.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Templars' site at Moat Farm, Hedgerley (2.3 km), Bowl barrow on Beaconsfield golf course, known as `The Mount' (2.4 km), Hartley Court moated site and enclosure (2.9 km).
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