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Denham College moated site is a medieval earthwork monument located in Suffolk, England. The site consists of a substantial moat that formerly enclosed a residential enclosure, a characteristic form of high-status settlement dating to the medieval period. Such moated sites were particularly prevalent in East Anglia during the twelfth to sixteenth centuries, serving as the defended or semi-defended residences of gentry and minor nobility. The earthwork survives as a notable example of medieval domestic fortification and settlement pattern in the Suffolk landscape, providing evidence of the region's medieval social hierarchy and land use.
Denham College moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017330. View the official record →
Denham College moated site is a medieval earthwork monument located in Suffolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017330.
Denham College moated site 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 1017330.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Remains of medieval fishponds at The Leys (0.8 km), Remains of Hoxne Priory at Abbey Farm (1.8 km), Moated site at Flimworth Hall (2.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Denham College moated site's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Denham College moated site stands on Neogene To Quaternary Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Quaternary. The rock here is gravel, sand, silt and clay.