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The Moat is a motte and bailey castle situated approximately 700 metres west of Mayfield Heath Farm in Huntingdonshire, England. The site comprises the characteristic earthwork elements of Norman military architecture, with a raised mound serving as the motte and associated bailey enclosure, typical of fortifications constructed during the medieval period. Though specific documentary records regarding its founding patron or precise construction date are not prominent in the available scholarly record, such sites in this region generally date to the Norman period or shortly thereafter. The earthworks remain substantially visible as landscape features, representing an important example of early medieval military settlement in Huntingdonshire.
'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, England. 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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of 'The Moat': a motte and bailey castle 700m west of Mayfield Heath Farm'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 Moat': a motte and bailey castle 700m west of Mayfield Heath Farm stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.