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Caston Hall is a moated site of medieval date located in Norfolk, England. The monument comprises a substantial rectangular moat enclosing an area of approximately one hectare, with internal features indicating occupation and habitation during the medieval period. The moat represents a form of domestic fortification typical of the 12th to 16th centuries, when such enclosures served as defensive and status-bearing features for the residences of the gentry and minor nobility. The site survives as an earthwork monument, preserving evidence of medieval settlement patterns and aristocratic land use in Norfolk.
Caston Hall, site of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003951. View the official record →
Caston Hall is a moated site of medieval date located in Norfolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003951.
Caston Hall, site of 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 1003951.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The earthworks and buried remains of the western boundary banks of Thetford Warren, including linked trapping banks and enclosures, along with an associated warrener's house known as Reed Fen Lodge (6.7 km), Santon Downham Warren (7 km), An Iron Age religious site and associated enclosures on Gallows Hill, Thetford, immediately to the north of Fison Way industrial estate (8.4 km).
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