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Double moated site south of Coldhams Farm is a medieval defensive or manorial enclosure comprising two interconnected moated platforms in Essex. The site dates to the medieval period, likely serving as the residence and administrative centre of a local lord or substantial landholding family. The twin moats, which would originally have been water-filled, provided both practical defence and conspicuous display of status, a characteristic feature of many medieval moated sites in Essex and East Anglia. Such sites typically date from the twelfth to sixteenth centuries, with many established during the period of intensive agricultural expansion and settlement reorganisation in the medieval countryside.
Double moated site south of Coldhams Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012005. View the official record →
Double moated site south of Coldhams Farm is a medieval defensive or manorial enclosure comprising two interconnected moated platforms in Essex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012005.
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.
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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