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Moated site in Cobb's Wood is a medieval defensive and residential earthwork located in Cambridgeshire. The monument comprises a substantial moat defining an enclosed domestic precinct, characteristic of high-status settlement patterns from the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. Such moated sites functioned as fortified manorial centers, providing both practical flood protection and symbolic demarcation of lordly authority during the medieval period. The survival of the earthwork demonstrates the enduring physical legacy of medieval land management and social hierarchy in the English countryside.
Moated site in Cobb's Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013279. View the official record →
Moated site in Cobb's Wood is a medieval defensive and residential earthwork located in Cambridgeshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013279.
Moated site in Cobb's 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 1013279.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site 200m south east of St Mary's Church (5.2 km), John o'Gaunt's House: a motte castle and moated site 300m NE of Haygate Farm (6.9 km), Bury Yard moated site adjacent to Milldyke (7.6 km).
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