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Mobbs Hole moated site and decoy pond is a medieval settlement complex located near Ashwell in Hertfordshire. The site comprises a moated enclosure, characteristic of medieval manorial and domestic occupation, together with an associated decoy pond, features which indicate sustained settlement and land management from the medieval period. The moated element represents a common form of high-status residence or farmstead defence typical of the twelfth to sixteenth centuries, whilst the decoy pond reflects later medieval or early modern practices of water management and wildfowl hunting. The site remains a significant archaeological record of rural settlement hierarchy and economic activity in medieval Hertfordshire.
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 settlement complex located near Ashwell in 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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