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The Island is a moated site located approximately 500 metres south-east of Flanders Green in Hertfordshire. The monument consists of a substantial rectangular moat that once enclosed a residential platform, a form of settlement defence and status display common among medieval landholding families. The site likely dates to the medieval period, when such moated enclosures were constructed throughout the English countryside as residences for minor gentry and prosperous farming families. The earthwork remains visible as a prominent topographical feature and represents an important example of medieval domestic settlement archaeology in Hertfordshire.
The Island: a moated site 500m south-east of Flanders Green is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009454. View the official record →
The Island is a moated site located approximately 500 metres south-east of Flanders Green in Hertfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009454.
The Island: a moated site 500m south-east of Flanders Green 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 1009454.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moor Hall: a moated manorial site and associated earthworks immediately north-east of Moor Green (1.6 km), Site of St Giles' Church and medieval village NE of Wakeley Farm (1.9 km), Ardeley Bury moated site and fishpond (3.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of The Island: a moated site 500m south-east of Flanders Green'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 Island: a moated site 500m south-east of Flanders Green stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.