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Thorntree House moated site is a medieval monument located in Staffordshire, England. The site comprises a moated enclosure, a defensive earthwork feature characteristic of high-status medieval settlements dating from the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. Moated sites of this type typically enclosed a timber or stone dwelling with its associated domestic and agricultural buildings, with the water-filled ditch serving both practical and status-affirming functions. The Thorntree House example represents the archaeological record of medieval settlement and social hierarchy in the English Midlands.
Thorntree House moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009075. View the official record →
Thorntree House moated site is a medieval monument located in Staffordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009075.
Thorntree House 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 1009075.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Toot Hill (2.2 km), Hodge Lane Manor, a moated site with fishponds and associated closes (2.4 km), Tinker's Lane moated site (2.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Thorntree House 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.
Thorntree House moated site stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.