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The Mount moated site

England
List entry 1020655
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020655
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.69 hectares
Grid reference
SO 81020 10501
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Mount moated site is a medieval earthwork monument located in Gloucestershire, consisting of a substantial mound surrounded by a moat, a defensive arrangement characteristic of high-status residences from the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. The site represents a form of modest fortification typical of the medieval period, when such moated enclosures served both practical and symbolic functions for landholding families. The earthwork survives as a prominent topographical feature and is recorded as a scheduled ancient monument, preserving evidence of medieval settlement patterns and land use in the county. Such moated sites are now recognised as important archaeological resources for understanding the distribution and development of medieval rural settlement across England.

The Mount moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020655. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is The Mount moated site?

The Mount moated site is a medieval earthwork monument located in Gloucestershire, consisting of a substantial mound surrounded by a moat, a defensive arrangement characteristic of high-status residences from the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020655.

Who is responsible for protecting The Mount moated site?

The Mount 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 1020655.

What other scheduled monuments are near The Mount moated site?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Toots long barrow, Selsley Common (7.6 km), Woodchester Roman villa (8 km), Pen Hill dyke (8.4 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about The Mount moated site

This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of The Mount moated site's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:

Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

The Toots long barrow, Selsley Common
7.6 km
Woodchester Roman villa
8 km
Pen Hill dyke
8.4 km
Bowl barrow, known as Woodchester Beaker barrow, 430m west of Longwood Farm
8.5 km
Bowl barrow 720m south east of Longwood Farm
8.7 km
Bown Hill long barrow 790m south east of Longwood Farm
8.8 km
Bowl barrow known as The Soldier's Grave, 380m south east of Hill Farm
9.1 km
Nympsfield long barrow 500m south of Hill Farm Cottage
9.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under The Mount moated site

The Mount moated site stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around The Mount moated site

GloucesterRoman town · ~5.2 milesCirencesterRoman town · ~14.4 milesCaerwentRoman town · ~24.5 milesBattle of Tewkesbury (1471)Battle (1471) · ~14.1 miles
Domesday entry for Haresfield, Gloucestershire →
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