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The moated site in Oak Grove, Coppingford is a medieval earthwork monument consisting of a substantial defensive enclosure surrounded by water-filled ditches. The site dates to the medieval period, likely established between the 12th and 14th centuries, and represents a form of domestic fortification common amongst landowners of moderate means during this era. The moat would have originally enclosed a timber or stone structure serving residential and administrative functions. The surviving earthwork, now listed as a scheduled ancient monument, provides important archaeological evidence of settlement patterns and defensive architecture in medieval Huntingdonshire.
Moated site in Oak Grove, Coppingford is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011873. View the official record →
The moated site in Oak Grove, Coppingford is a medieval earthwork monument consisting of a substantial defensive enclosure surrounded by water-filled ditches. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011873.
Moated site in Oak Grove, Coppingford 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 1011873.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Footbridge at W end of village (3.4 km), Duck Decoy site in Hermitage Wood (3.4 km), Alconbury Bridge (4.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site in Oak Grove, Coppingford'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 Oak Grove, Coppingford stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.