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The Hoult is a moated site located in Bedfordshire and represents a form of medieval settlement defence and status display characteristic of the 12th to 16th centuries. The monument comprises a moat of substantial proportions surrounding a central platform, with an associated field system that reflects the agrarian economy of its period. Such moated homesteads were typically occupied by minor gentry or prosperous medieval farmers and served both practical and symbolic functions within the feudal landscape. The survival of the field system in association with the moated enclosure provides evidence of the medieval land organisation and use patterns that sustained these settlements.
Moated site known as `The Hoult' and associated field system is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015584. View the official record →
The Hoult is a moated site located in Bedfordshire and represents a form of medieval settlement defence and status display characteristic of the 12th to 16th centuries. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015584.
Moated site known as `The Hoult' and associated field system 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 1015584.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow east of the Knolls (4.5 km), Bowl barrow south of the Knolls (4.5 km), Church Farm moated site and associated settlement and cultivation earthworks (5 km).
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