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Jekyll's Farm moated site and fishpond is a medieval monument located in Essex, England. The site comprises a moated enclosure of probable thirteenth-century date, representative of the defensive and status-conscious domestic arrangements common amongst the middling classes during the medieval period. The associated fishpond demonstrates the agricultural and subsistence practices integral to such establishments, reflecting both practical food production and the ornamental or recreational value ponds held for medieval landholders. The monument survives as an important archaeological record of medieval settlement and land use patterns in Essex.
Jekyll's Farm moated site and fishpond is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011470. View the official record →
Jekyll's Farm moated site and fishpond is a medieval monument located in Essex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011470.
Jekyll's Farm moated site and fishpond 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 1011470.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cornish Hall moated site and fishpond, 750m south of Cornish Hall End church (0.7 km), Brockhold Farm moated site (0.8 km), Moated site and fishpond at Maynards Farm (3.4 km).
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