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| Name: | MOTTE & BAILEYS, Manor Farm |
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| HER No.: | 81 |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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Summary
Circular motte, set within large outer enclosure divided into two parts
Full Description
A complex of earthworks around Manor Farm include the remains of a motte and bailey castle. The motte is situated to the north of the present house and is surrounded by other earthworks representing the bailey and alterations probably related to a later manor house.
Protected Status:
- SHINE: Motte & Bailey at Manor Farm
Monument Types
- CASTLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- MANOR HOUSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FLOOR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- PIT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- POST HOLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- WALL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- WELL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- FBD7583 - POT (2) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Events
- EBD261 - Archaeological Watching Brief at Manor Farm, Podington, Bedfordshire (Ref: 2005/15)
Sources and Further Reading
| --- | SBD10508 - Slide: HER Slide Archive. 2132 |
| --- | SBD10574 - Article in serial: 1908. Victoria County History, Bedfordshire. Vol 2, no page ref |
| --- | SBD10706 - Bibliographic reference: Wadmore. 1920. Earthworks of Bedfordshire. no page ref |
| --- | SBD10834 - Cartographic materials: 1902. OS 6" 1902. no ref |
| --- | SBD10870 - Bibliographic reference: A Brown. 1987. Fieldwork for Archaeologists and Local Historians. pp 85-86 |
| --- | SBD10871 - Unpublished document: C C Taylor, A E Brown. C C Taylor, A E Brown. Earthwork survey plan and commentary |
| --- | SBD10872 - Unpublished document: OS: SP 96. SP 96 SW 1, 27 |
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