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Moated site in Daffodil Wood is a medieval defensive and residential enclosure located in Staffordshire. The monument comprises a substantial water-filled or formerly water-filled moat surrounding a raised interior platform, a characteristic settlement form of the medieval period typical of the 12th to 16th centuries. Such moated sites frequently served as the focal points of rural manorial settlements, providing both domestic accommodation and a measure of defensive capability for their occupants. The site's survival as an earthwork demonstrates the archaeological value of such monuments in understanding medieval settlement patterns and land use in the English countryside.
Moated site in Daffodil Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009678. View the official record →
Moated site in Daffodil Wood is a medieval defensive and residential enclosure located in Staffordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009678.
Moated site in Daffodil 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 1009678.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Chartley Castle, Chartley Old Hall and associated water control systems including garden remains (0.5 km), Moated site and fishpond at Moat Farm (3.1 km), Lower Booth moated site and deserted medieval village (4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site in Daffodil Wood'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 in Daffodil Wood stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.