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The Grove Close moated site is a medieval earthwork monument located in Northamptonshire, comprising a substantial moat that formerly enclosed a residential enclosure. The site dates to the medieval period, when moated homesteads served as fortified domestic settlements for minor gentry and prosperous landowners seeking both defence and status. The surviving earthwork consists of the characteristic ditch and bank system that would have surrounded a timber or stone dwelling, with water supplied by springs or diverted watercourses typical of Northamptonshire's moated sites. Such sites represent important evidence of medieval settlement patterns and the architectural ambitions of the lesser nobility during the medieval period.
The Grove Close moated site. is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011015. View the official record →
The Grove Close moated site is a medieval earthwork monument located in Northamptonshire, comprising a substantial moat that formerly enclosed a residential enclosure. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011015.
The Grove Close 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 1011015.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including A slight univallate hillfort 600m south east of Home Farm (3.9 km), Remains of the church and churchyard of St Mary Magdalen (4.7 km), Two Roman barrows 200m ENE of Thornborough Bridge (4.8 km).
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