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Mobbs Hole moated site and decoy pond is a medieval monument located in Ashwell, Hertfordshire. The site comprises a moated enclosure of medieval date, representing the kind of defended or high-status residential settlement characteristic of the period, alongside an associated decoy pond used for the trapping of wildfowl. The moat survives as an earthwork feature, and the decoy pond reflects the medieval and post-medieval exploitation of wetland resources for food production. Together these elements demonstrate the integrated management of landscape and water resources on an aristocratic or manorial holding.
Mobbs Hole moated site and decoy pond, Ashwell is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012306. View the official record →
Mobbs Hole moated site and decoy pond is a medieval monument located in Ashwell, Hertfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012306.
Mobbs Hole moated site and decoy pond, Ashwell 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 1012306.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Highley Hill bowl barrow (6.3 km), Bowl barrow 550m north east of Slip End Farm (6.6 km), Ring ditch and enclosure (6.8 km).
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