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The Round Moat is a ringwork earthwork monument located in Cambridgeshire, England. The site comprises a circular or near-circular defensive enclosure defined by a substantial ditch and internal or external bank, characteristic of ringwork fortifications constructed during the medieval period. Such earthworks typically date from the 11th to 13th centuries and served as small fortified residences for minor nobility or as administrative centres during the Norman period and its aftermath. The buried archaeological deposits and surviving earthwork features preserve evidence of medieval occupation and settlement patterns in the Cambridgeshire landscape.
The earthworks and buried remains of a ringwork known as the Round Moat is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014823. View the official record →
The Round Moat is a ringwork earthwork monument located in Cambridgeshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014823.
The earthworks and buried remains of a ringwork known as the Round Moat 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 1014823.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric barrow cemetery and cross dyke in Five Hill Field, 290m south west of Heath Farm (6 km), Castle Grove: a ringwork 370m north-west of Elmdon church (6.9 km), Dagworth moated site, 400m north-west of St Nicholas' Church (6.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of The earthworks and buried remains of a ringwork known as the Round Moat'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.
The earthworks and buried remains of a ringwork known as the Round Moat stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.