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Double moated site south of Coldhams Farm

England
List entry 1012005
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1012005
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.36 hectares
Grid reference
TL 49333 32000
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The double moated site south of Coldhams Farm is a medieval earthwork monument located in Essex, consisting of two adjoining rectangular moated enclosures. The site dates to the medieval period and represents a form of defensive or prestigious domestic settlement typical of the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. The two moats, which survive as visible earthwork features, would originally have held water and enclosed areas suitable for manorial activity, agricultural storage, or residential purposes. Such moated sites are common across Essex and reflect the settlement patterns and land use of medieval rural communities in the region.

Double moated site south of Coldhams Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012005. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Double moated site south of Coldhams Farm?

The double moated site south of Coldhams Farm is a medieval earthwork monument located in Essex, consisting of two adjoining rectangular moated enclosures. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012005.

Who is responsible for protecting Double moated site south of Coldhams Farm?

Double moated site south of Coldhams Farm 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 1012005.

What other scheduled monuments are near Double moated site south of Coldhams Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Clavering Castle: a ringwork with associated earthworks north of the church of St Mary and St Clement (2.2 km), Moated site at Starling's Green (3.4 km), The Crump: a ringwork 600m south of Berden (3.8 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Clavering Castle: a ringwork with associated earthworks north of the church of St Mary and St Clement
2.2 km
Moated site at Starling's Green
3.4 km
The Crump: a ringwork 600m south of Berden
3.8 km
Prior's Hall moated site
4.3 km
Shonk's Moat enclosure and fishpond
4.6 km
Moated site at Battles Manor
4.7 km
Widdington Hall moated site
4.8 km
Chamberlain's Moat.
5.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Double moated site south of Coldhams Farm

Double moated site south of Coldhams Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Double moated site south of Coldhams Farm

Great ChesterfordRoman town · ~6.9 milesCambridgeRoman town · ~17.2 miles
Domesday entry for Rickling, Essex →
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