What is recorded here

Castle Close in Bedford holds a scheduled monument called a moated site, though no grand castle stands above it now. The name suggests water once cut through the land to keep intruders out or mark a boundary someone wanted respected. That much has survived the centuries: a shape imposed on the earth, still recognised by law even if the hands that dug it have long forgotten the effort.

The National Heritage List for England records Moated site in Castle Close as a scheduled monument. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

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