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Swaffham Bulbeck moated site is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Cambridgeshire. The site comprises a substantial rectangular moat surrounding a central platform, a characteristic form of medieval manorial settlement that served both defensive and status functions. Dating to the medieval period, likely from the 12th to 14th centuries, the moated enclosure represents the residential focus of a local landholding and would have originally supported timber or masonry structures within its defended perimeter. The survival of its earthwork features provides evidence of the settlement patterns and land use practices of medieval Cambridgeshire.
Swaffham Bulbeck moated site. is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012622. View the official record →
Swaffham Bulbeck moated site is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Cambridgeshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012622.
Swaffham Bulbeck moated site. 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 1012622.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Five bowl barrows 270m north of Hare Park Stud (3.9 km), Romano-British settlement 200m west of Allington Hill (4.5 km), Four bowl barrows at Allington Hill, 420m south west of Allington Hill Farm (5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Swaffham Bulbeck moated site.'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.
Swaffham Bulbeck moated site. stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.