Scheduled Monuments›England›Pigot's Farm moated site and fishpond

Pigot's Farm moated site and fishpond

England
List entry 1011469
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1011469
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.45 hectares
Grid reference
TL 46347 39194
Boundary

Scheduled area

© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)

Overview

History & significance

Pigot's Farm moated site and fishpond is a medieval monument located in Essex, England, consisting of a moated enclosure and associated fishpond dating from the medieval period. The moated site represents a typical form of medieval settlement and land management, with the moat serving both defensive and practical purposes for a farming establishment of that era. The fishpond adjacent to the moated enclosure reflects the medieval practice of creating artificial water features for food production and estate management. The site survives as an archaeological feature and remains an important record of medieval rural settlement patterns in Essex.

Pigot's Farm moated site and fishpond is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011469. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Pigot's Farm moated site and fishpond?

Pigot's Farm moated site and fishpond is a medieval monument located in Essex, England, consisting of a moated enclosure and associated fishpond dating from the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011469.

Who is responsible for protecting Pigot's Farm moated site and fishpond?

Pigot's Farm moated site and fishpond 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 1011469.

What other scheduled monuments are near Pigot's Farm moated site and fishpond?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman barrow 700m WNW of Clavering Farm (4.5 km), Clavering Castle: a ringwork with associated earthworks north of the church of St Mary and St Clement (7.3 km), St Helen's Chapel, Bonhunt (7.4 km).

Unlimited access

Everything a full report reveals about Pigot's Farm moated site and fishpond

This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Pigot's Farm moated site and fishpond's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:

Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
First month just £4.99, then £9.99 a month. Unlimited locations, cancel anytime.

Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.

Start your Pigot's Farm moated site and fishpond report
Or see a real report first
Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Roman barrow 700m WNW of Clavering Farm
4.5 km
Clavering Castle: a ringwork with associated earthworks north of the church of St Mary and St Clement
7.3 km
St Helen's Chapel, Bonhunt
7.4 km
Double moated site south of Coldhams Farm
7.8 km
Chamberlain's Moat.
8 km
Moated mound near Hale Farm
8.1 km
Moated site at Starling's Green
8.1 km
Pain's End moated site.
8.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Pigot's Farm moated site and fishpond

Pigot's Farm moated site and fishpond stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Pigot's Farm moated site and fishpond

Great ChesterfordRoman town · ~3.4 milesCambridgeRoman town · ~12.5 milesGodmanchesterRoman town · ~23.6 miles
Domesday entry for Elmdon, Essex →
All Scheduled Monuments