Scheduled MonumentsEnglandSite of old manor house at Keyston

Site of old manor house at Keyston

England
List entry 1006824
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1006824
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
4.44 hectares
Grid reference
TL 04577 75347
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Site of old manor house at Keyston is a deserted manorial settlement located in Huntingdonshire. The site represents the remains of a medieval manor house and its associated settlement, though the structures themselves are no longer visible above ground. The manor at Keyston was an established medieval holding, reflecting the hierarchical organisation of the medieval English landscape. Archaeological evidence and historical records indicate occupation and use during the medieval period, though the site has since been abandoned and is now preserved as an archaeological monument.

Site of old manor house at Keyston is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006824. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Site of old manor house at Keyston?

Site of old manor house at Keyston is a deserted manorial settlement located in Huntingdonshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006824.

Who is responsible for protecting Site of old manor house at Keyston?

Site of old manor house at Keyston 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 1006824.

What other scheduled monuments are near Site of old manor house at Keyston?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two post mill mounds 560m and 660m north west of St John the Baptist's Church (0.8 km), Titchmarsh Castle moated site and fishponds (4.6 km), Catworth moated manorial complex with associated ridge and furrow (4.9 km).

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Overview
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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.
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A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Site of old manor house at Keyston

Site of old manor house at Keyston stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.