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The Moated site northwest of Aston Mullins is a medieval defensive and residential enclosure located in Buckinghamshire. The site comprises a moat, a water-filled ditch forming a roughly rectangular or irregular perimeter, which would have surrounded a dwelling and associated structures typical of medieval settlement patterns. Dating to the medieval period, such moated sites were common features of the English landscape from the twelfth century onwards, serving both defensive and status functions for minor gentry and landholding families. The moat at Aston Mullins represents a surviving example of this widespread settlement form, preserving evidence of medieval land use and domestic organisation in the county.
Moated site NW of Aston Mullins is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006935. View the official record →
The Moated site northwest of Aston Mullins is a medieval defensive and residential enclosure 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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site NW of Aston Mullins'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 NW of Aston Mullins stands on Portland Group, bedrock that formed in the Portlandian. The rock here is limestone and calcareous sandstone.