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Worlick moated site and fishponds is a medieval monument located in Huntingdonshire, comprising the earthwork remains of a moated enclosure and associated water management features. The moated site represents a form of domestic settlement characteristic of the medieval period, when such constructions served both defensive and status-indicating functions for the occupying household. The fishponds, integral to the complex, demonstrate the medieval emphasis on managed aquaculture as a source of protein and an expression of landowner authority. The surviving earthworks preserve evidence of this medieval landscape management system, offering insight into domestic settlement patterns and resource exploitation in the English countryside.
Worlick moated site and fishponds is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013285. View the official record →
Worlick moated site and fishponds is a medieval monument located in Huntingdonshire, comprising the earthwork remains of a moated enclosure and associated water management features. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013285.
Worlick moated site and fishponds 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 1013285.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Five bowl barrows 100m north of Waypost Farm: part of a barrow cemetery south of Ramsey Forty Foot (1.3 km), Two bowl barrows 320m NNW of Waypost Farm: part of a barrow cemetery south of Ramsey Forty Foot (1.5 km), Ramsey Abbey (remains of) (2.8 km).
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