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The Moat is a motte and bailey castle situated approximately 700 metres west of Mayfield Heath Farm in Huntingdonshire. The monument comprises a substantial earthwork defensive structure typical of Norman fortifications, with a raised mound and enclosed bailey representing the standard architectural form of early medieval military strongholds. The site dates to the Norman period following the conquest of 1066, when such castles proliferated across England as instruments of territorial control and settlement consolidation. The earthwork survives as a significant archaeological record of Norman settlement and lordly authority in the Huntingdonshire landscape.
'The Moat': a motte and bailey castle 700m west of Mayfield Heath Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009595. View the official record →
The Moat is a motte and bailey castle situated approximately 700 metres west of Mayfield Heath Farm in Huntingdonshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009595.
'The Moat': a motte and bailey castle 700m west of Mayfield Heath Farm 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 1009595.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman barrow adjacent to Ermine Street, 290m east of St Bartholomew's Church (3 km), Civil War battery at Clayton's Way (3.2 km), Huntingdon Bridge (4 km).
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