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Old Mountains moat, fishpond and warren is a complex of medieval earthworks located in Northamptonshire. The site comprises a substantial moated enclosure alongside evidence of fishpond construction and rabbit warren management, indicating a settlement of some status during the medieval period. The earthworks survive as visible ground features, demonstrating the agricultural and domestic arrangements typical of a manorial holding. Such combinations of defensive moating, fish production, and controlled game resources were characteristic of the medieval elite's approach to both security and food supply.
Old Mountains moat, fishpond and warren is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009514. View the official record →
Old Mountains moat, fishpond and warren is a complex of medieval earthworks located in Northamptonshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009514.
Old Mountains moat, fishpond and warren 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 1009514.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Astwell Castle Farm (uninhabited portions) (1.4 km), Castle Hill ringwork, Weedon Lois (4.2 km), Site of medieval village of Stutchbury (4.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Old Mountains moat, fishpond and warren'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.
Old Mountains moat, fishpond and warren stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.