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Shonk's Moat is a medieval moated enclosure and associated fishpond located in Hertfordshire. The site comprises a substantial moat surrounding a residential platform, typical of the moated homesteads constructed by the gentry and minor nobility during the medieval period, particularly from the twelfth century onwards. The fishpond represents a practical addition to the settlement, serving both subsistence and ornamental purposes common to such establishments. The monument survives as an earthwork feature and provides important evidence of medieval settlement patterns and land management practices in the region.
Shonk's Moat enclosure and fishpond is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010750. View the official record →
Shonk's Moat is a medieval moated enclosure and associated fishpond located in Hertfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010750.
Shonk's Moat enclosure 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 1010750.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site at Starling's Green (1.3 km), Chamberlain's Moat. (1.8 km), Moated mound at Cole Green near Brent Pelham (2.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Shonk's Moat enclosure and fishpond'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.
Shonk's Moat enclosure and fishpond stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.