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The moated site in Pegsdon Belt is a medieval settlement earthwork located in Bedfordshire. The monument comprises a substantial moat, a characteristic defensive or prestige feature of high-status medieval settlements, which survives as a substantial earthwork enclosure. Dating to the medieval period, the site represents evidence of permanent habitation and settlement organisation during this era. The survival of the moat as an earthwork provides archaeological evidence for medieval domestic and manorial settlement patterns in the region.
Moated site in Pegsdon Belt is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009587. View the official record →
The moated site in Pegsdon Belt is a medieval settlement earthwork located in Bedfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009587.
Moated site in Pegsdon Belt 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 1009587.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow in Tingley Field Plantation, near Pegsdon (1.6 km), Barrow at Telegraph Hill (1.8 km), Bowl barrow at Knocking Knoll, 640m E of Pegsdon Common Farm (1.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site in Pegsdon Belt'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 Pegsdon Belt stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.