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The moated site, two fishponds and associated earthworks at Knight House Farm is a medieval monument located in Somerset, comprising a substantial moat encircling a residential platform together with two fishponds situated nearby. The site dates to the medieval period and represents the physical remains of a manorial settlement, with the moat serving both defensive and water management functions typical of high-status rural establishments. The fishponds indicate the importance of fish farming to the medieval estate economy, a practice commonly associated with monasteries and the households of the nobility and gentry. The surviving earthworks preserve evidence of settlement hierarchy and land use patterns characteristic of medieval English rural organisation.
Moated site, two fishponds and associated earthworks at Knight House Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018635. View the official record →
The moated site, two fishponds and associated earthworks at Knight House Farm is a medieval monument located in Somerset, comprising a substantial moat encircling a residential platform together with two fishponds situated nearby. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018635.
Moated site, two fishponds and associated earthworks at Knight 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 1018635.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval settlement 300m east of Knight House Farm (0.3 km), Village cross (5 km), Pottery kiln S of Whitney Bottom (5.7 km).
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