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Moated site NW of Aston Mullins is a medieval defensive or residential earthwork located in Buckinghamshire. The site consists of a substantial rectangular moat which survives as a landscape feature, representing a form of settlement common to the medieval period, particularly amongst minor gentry and substantial landowners. Such moated sites proliferated across southern England during the twelfth to sixteenth centuries, serving both practical and status-bearing functions. The earthwork remains a significant archaeological record of medieval settlement patterns and land use in the Buckinghamshire region.
Moated site NW of Aston Mullins is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006935. View the official record →
Moated site NW of Aston Mullins is a medieval defensive or residential earthwork located in Buckinghamshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006935.
Moated site NW of Aston Mullins 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 1006935.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman villa 140m east of St Mary and St Nicholas' Church (7.6 km), Moated site and associated medieval remains 430m north of Church Farm (7.6 km), Bowl barrow on 'The Cop' hill, 270m north of Thickthorne Wood trig pillar (7.7 km).
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