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The Moot is a ringwork and bailey fortification located in Wiltshire, England, east of the River Avon. The site encompasses medieval defensive earthworks comprising a ringwork with associated bailey, overlying earlier Roman settlement remains that attest to occupation during the Romano-British period. Later garden earthworks are also present across the monument, indicating subsequent phases of land use and modification. The ringwork and bailey represent the primary medieval phase of fortification on this strategically positioned location, which saw repeated utilisation across multiple historical periods.
The Moot: a ringwork and bailey, earlier Roman settlement remains and later garden earthworks immediately east of the River Avon is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011452. View the official record →
The Moot is a ringwork and bailey fortification located in Wiltshire, England, east of the River Avon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011452.
The Moot: a ringwork and bailey, earlier Roman settlement remains and later garden earthworks immediately east of the River Avon 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 1011452.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Frankenbury hillfort (6.2 km), Roman pottery kilns at Island Thorns Enclosure (7.1 km), Bowl barrow at Ashley Cross (7.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of The Moot: a ringwork and bailey, earlier Roman settlement remains and later garden earthworks immediately east of the River Avon'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 Moot: a ringwork and bailey, earlier Roman settlement remains and later garden earthworks immediately east of the River Avon stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.