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The Pleasance moated site is a medieval domestic monument located in Warwickshire, England. The site comprises a moated enclosure characteristic of the medieval period, a defensive and status-bearing landscape feature common amongst minor nobility and gentry from the twelfth century onwards. Moated sites such as The Pleasance typically served as the residential centres of small manorial estates, with the water-filled ditch providing both practical defence and visual demonstration of the occupant's standing. The site remains archaeologically significant as evidence of medieval settlement patterns and domestic organisation in the Warwickshire countryside.
The Pleasance moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007720. View the official record →
The Pleasance moated site is a medieval domestic monument located in Warwickshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007720.
The Pleasance 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 1007720.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Beausale camp, a multivallate hillfort (3.1 km), Wedgnock Park pale, dam, two watermill sites, bridge and hollow way 200m north east of Goodrest Farm (3.5 km), Goodrest Lodge: a double moated site with fishponds (3.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of The Pleasance moated site'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 Pleasance moated site stands on Warwickshire Group, bedrock that formed in the Early Permian. The rock here is siltstone and sandstone with subordinate mudstone.