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Two moats and five fishponds at Top Green is a complex of medieval water features located in Nottinghamshire. The site comprises two distinct moated enclosures alongside a series of fishponds, representing significant investment in both domestic fortification and food production during the medieval period. The moats likely date from the 12th to 14th centuries and would have served to protect and define high-status residential properties, whilst the fishponds demonstrate the importance of freshwater fish cultivation to the medieval economy and diet of the local gentry. The surviving earthworks remain substantially intact and provide valuable evidence of the hierarchical settlement patterns and resource management strategies of medieval rural England.
Two moats and five fishponds at Top Green is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009154. View the official record →
Two moats and five fishponds at Top Green is a complex of medieval water features located in Nottinghamshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009154.
Two moats and five fishponds at Top Green 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 1009154.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kilvington medieval settlement and part of an open field system, 400m south west of Staunton Hall (4 km), Cranmer's Mound: motte castle, prospect mound, moated fishponds, enclosure, hollow way and ridge and furrow (5.5 km), Minor Romano-British villa, moat and associated medieval manorial and village earthworks, including six fishponds (5.6 km).
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