Moated site, known as `Crows Parlour'.

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History & significance

Crows Parlour is a moated site located in Cambridgeshire, England, representing a form of medieval domestic settlement characteristic of the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. The site comprises a substantial rectangular moat that once enclosed a residential homestead, a common defensive and status-bearing feature among medieval gentry and substantial landholders. The moat survives as an earthwork, defining the historical boundaries of what was once a significant dwelling place, though the structural remains of any buildings that stood within it have not been preserved above ground level. Such moated sites were widespread across medieval England and are valued by archaeologists as evidence of settlement patterns, social hierarchy, and land management practices during the later medieval period.

Moated site, known as `Crows Parlour'. is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014211. View the official record →

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