Turnpike Farm moated enclosure and associated cultivation earthworks.

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History & significance

Turnpike Farm moated enclosure is a medieval settlement site located in Bedfordshire, England. The monument comprises a moated enclosure, the characteristic water-filled ditch system that typically surrounded the residential and agricultural core of a medieval farmstead, together with associated cultivation earthworks that demonstrate the agricultural exploitation of the surrounding landscape. The site dates to the medieval period and represents the physical remains of a working farm, with the moated feature serving both defensive and drainage functions whilst the field systems reflect the intensive land use practices of the period. Such moated sites are common across central and southern England and provide important archaeological evidence for the organisation of rural settlement and economy in medieval times.

Turnpike Farm moated enclosure and associated cultivation earthworks. is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012069. View the official record →

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