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Moated site NE of Sempringham House Farm is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Lincolnshire, England. The site comprises a water-filled or formerly water-filled moat surrounding a raised platform, a characteristic settlement form of the medieval period, particularly common in the East Midlands and representing the domestic stronghold of a person of some social standing. The moat would have provided both defensive capability and a practical water supply for the inhabitants and their animals. Such moated sites typically date from the twelfth to sixteenth centuries, with many established during the high medieval period when modest fortified residences became increasingly prevalent amongst the lesser nobility and substantial landholding classes.
Moated site NE of Sempringham House Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005013. View the official record →
Moated site NE of Sempringham House Farm is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Lincolnshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005013.
Moated site NE of Sempringham House Farm 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 1005013.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bronze Age saltern (0.5 km), Bowl barrow 220m south of The Limes (2 km), Decoy pond 350m south of Aslackby Decoy Farm (2.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site NE of Sempringham House Farm'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 NE of Sempringham House Farm stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.