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Two moated sites 150m east of College Farm

England
List entry 1017884
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017884
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.59 hectares
Grid reference
TL 50240 48473
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Two moated sites 150m east of College Farm is a pair of medieval moated enclosures located in Cambridgeshire. The sites date to the medieval period and represent defensive or manorial settlement features typical of the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. The two moats are positioned in close proximity to one another and survive as earthwork remains, demonstrating the agricultural and settlement patterns of the medieval landscape in this region. These monuments are now statutorily protected as scheduled ancient monuments, reflecting their archaeological significance to understanding the medieval organization of rural settlement in Cambridgeshire.

Two moated sites 150m east of College Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017884. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Two moated sites 150m east of College Farm?

Two moated sites 150m east of College Farm is a pair of medieval moated enclosures located in Cambridgeshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017884.

Who is responsible for protecting Two moated sites 150m east of College Farm?

Two moated sites 150m east of College Farm 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 1017884.

What other scheduled monuments are near Two moated sites 150m east of College Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site, fishpond and enclosure at Bordeaux Farms (6.8 km), Bowl barrow 250m WSW of Valance Farm (7 km), A moated site and fishpond in Howe Wood, 0.75km south-east of St Mary's Church (8.9 km).

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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.
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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

Moated site, fishpond and enclosure at Bordeaux Farms
6.8 km
Bowl barrow 250m WSW of Valance Farm
7 km
A moated site and fishpond in Howe Wood, 0.75km south-east of St Mary's Church
8.9 km
Castle Grove: a ringwork 370m north-west of Elmdon church
9.5 km
Dagworth moated site, 400m north-west of St Nicholas' Church
9.8 km
Lady Portsmouth's Column (Obelisk), Audley End
9.9 km
Mill Hill
9.9 km
Pigot's Farm moated site and fishpond
10.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Two moated sites 150m east of College Farm

Two moated sites 150m east of College Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Two moated sites 150m east of College Farm

Great ChesterfordRoman town · ~3.4 milesCambridgeRoman town · ~7.6 milesGodmanchesterRoman town · ~20.9 miles
Domesday entry for Pampisford, Cambridgeshire →
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