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The moated site, prospect mound and fishponds adjacent to Isle Farm is a medieval settlement complex located in Shropshire. The moated enclosure represents a typical form of high-status residential site dating to the medieval period, whilst the associated fishponds indicate the agricultural and subsistence practices of the occupants. The prospect mound, a deliberate earthwork elevation, suggests landscape management and possibly recreational use characteristic of medieval manor complexes. Together these features constitute evidence of organised medieval settlement and land use in the locality.
Moated site, prospect mound and fishponds adjacent to Isle Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019301. View the official record →
The moated site, prospect mound and fishponds adjacent to Isle Farm is a medieval settlement complex located in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019301.
Moated site, prospect mound and fishponds adjacent to Isle 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 1019301.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Town wall section W of Belmont Crescent (5.5 km), Remains of the crypt or undercroft to the Old Church of St Chad (5.5 km), Town wall section E of Belmont Crescent (5.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site, prospect mound and fishponds adjacent to Isle 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, prospect mound and fishponds adjacent to Isle Farm stands on Permian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.