The earthworks at Palaceyard Wood, near Roxton in Bedfordshire, date from the medieval period. At the centre of the complex is a circular moat and low motte, 70 m across, with ditches stretching away across a set of enclosures. The motte has a low bank and probably originally supported a palisade, with buildings within it. Local tradition suggests that there was a monastic settlement at Palaceyard, but there is little evidence to support this – the site may instead have been a fortified manor house belonging to a local bishop. Today, the site is protected under UK law as a Schedule Monument.