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Shonk's Moat enclosure and fishpond is a medieval earthwork monument located in Hertfordshire, consisting of a moated enclosure with an associated fishpond. The site dates to the medieval period, likely from the 12th to 14th centuries, and represents the type of modest fortified or high-status residential site common amongst the minor gentry and landholding classes of England during the Middle Ages. The surviving earthworks comprise a substantial moat surrounding an internal platform or island, together with an adjoining pond feature, demonstrating the investment in both domestic security and the management of water resources for sustenance and status. Such moated sites were characteristic of medieval rural settlement patterns in the Midlands and southern England, and Shonk's Moat preserves important archaeological evidence of this widespread settlement type.
Shonk's Moat enclosure and fishpond is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010750. View the official record →
Shonk's Moat enclosure and fishpond is a medieval earthwork monument located in Hertfordshire, consisting of a moated enclosure with an associated fishpond. 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).
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