College Farm moated site and associated banked enclosure and fishpond.
List Entry Summary
This monument is scheduled under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 as amended as it appears to the Secretary of State to be of national importance. This entry is a copy, the original is held by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
Name: College Farm moated site and associated banked enclosure and fishpond.
List entry Number: 1012074
Location
The monument may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
County:
District: Bedford
District Type: Unitary Authority
Parish: Bolnhurst and Keysoe
National Park: Not applicable to this List entry.
Grade: Not applicable to this List entry.
Date first scheduled: 08-Mar-1991
Date of most recent amendment: Not applicable to this List entry.
Legacy System Information
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Legacy System: RSM
UID: 11530
Asset Groupings
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List entry Description
Summary of Monument
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Reasons for Designation
Around 6000 moated sites are known in England. They consist of wide ditches, often, or seasonally, water-filled, partly or completely enclosing one or more islands of dry ground on which stood domestic or religious buildings or, in some cases, which were used for horticulture. The peak period during which moated sites were built was between about 1250 and 1350 and by far the greatest concentration lies in central and eastern parts of England. However, moated sites were built throughout the medieval period, are widely scattered throughout England, and exhibit a high level of diversity in their forms and sizes. They form a significant class of medieval monument and are important for the understanding of the distribution of wealth and status in the countryside. Many examples provide conditions favourable to the survival of organic remains. College Farm moated site survives in good condition and its significance is increased by the association with a contemporary fishpond and banked enclosure.
History
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Details
The monument includes a moated enclosure, associated banked enclosure
and a fishpond. The moated site, which is aligned north-west to south-
east, is sub-trapezoidal in shape and measures some 55m by 35m in
internal dimensions. It is surrounded by a water-filled moat on all but
the west side which has been backfilled to form a drive. The moat is
about 8m wide except for the north-west and south-east angles which have
been enlarged into two ponds. The island is slightly raised above the
surrounding land. Upon the island, and excluded from the scheduling, are
the upstanding remains of a post medieval farmhouse and stables. These
are considered to be located upon the site of earlier buildings and the
ground below them is included in the scheduling. Low earthworks visible
to the east of the house suggest the presence of additional related
buildings. Adjacent to the moat on the north side are the well-defined
remains of a banked enclosure currently enclosing a small orchard. The
interior of the enclosure is very uneven marking the probable sites of
additional out-house structures. A rectangular pond, north of the banked
enclosure, is believed to be a contemporary fishpond. The pond measures
some 60m by 20m and drains into an outflow leat at its east end. A short
channel leads from the pond towards the north-west angle of the moat to
where it is blocked by a solid causeway.
MAP EXTRACT
The site of the monument is shown on the attached map extract.
It includes a 2 metre boundary around the archaeological features,
considered to be essential for the monument's support and preservation.
Selected Sources
Other
CRO MA48, Enclosure map (1806), (1806)
CRT 110/34, Re College Farm moated enclosure, (1624)
Map belonging to F Stapleton, Stapleton, F, (1989)
SMR record, Simco, A, SMR entry (College Farm, Keysoe), (1986)
Title: Ordnance Survey reprinted regional contour Map c. 1850's?
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National Grid Reference: TL 07088 61546
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