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Thorny Close moated site is a medieval moated enclosure located near Northbeck in Lincolnshire. The monument comprises a substantial moated platform bounded by water-filled ditches, a characteristic defensive and status-affirming feature of medieval domestic settlements in England, particularly those dating from the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. Such moated sites typically served as the centres of manorial holdings and were occupied by families of middling social rank. The earthworks at Thorny Close remain substantially preserved as an archaeological record of medieval settlement patterns in the East Midlands.
Thorny Close moated site, Northbeck is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018539. View the official record →
Thorny Close moated site is a medieval moated enclosure located near Northbeck in Lincolnshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018539.
Thorny Close moated site, Northbeck 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 1018539.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Churchyard cross, St Peter's churchyard (5.1 km), Site of Anglo-Saxon nunnery and medieval chapel, Stow Green (6.1 km), Bowl barrow 210m SSW of The Limes (6.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Thorny Close moated site, Northbeck'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.
Thorny Close moated site, Northbeck stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.