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Great Bricett moated site is a medieval moated enclosure located in Suffolk, England. The site consists of a substantial moated platform, characteristic of the residential and defensive settlements that developed across East Anglia during the medieval period. Moated sites of this type typically date from the twelfth century onwards and served as the focal points of manorial holdings, combining practical water defences with status display for local landholding families. The Great Bricett example represents the type of earthwork settlement that remained common in Suffolk throughout the medieval centuries, with its ditched perimeter preserving evidence of medieval occupation and social hierarchy within the rural landscape.
Great Bricett moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006048. View the official record →
Great Bricett moated site is a medieval moated enclosure located in Suffolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006048.
Great Bricett 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 1006048.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Chapel Farm moated site (1.4 km), Moated site at Naughton Hall (2.2 km), Moated site known as Offton Castle (3.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Great Bricett 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.
Great Bricett moated site stands on Neogene To Quaternary Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Quaternary. The rock here is gravel, sand, silt and clay.