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The Medieval moat at Marks Tey Hall is a defensive earthwork feature located in Essex that survives as a substantial water-filled ditch surrounding the former hall site. Dating to the medieval period, the moat represents a common form of domestic fortification employed by landholding families during the Middle Ages to protect their residences and demesne lands. The monument comprises the characteristic ditch system that would have originally enclosed a timber or stone-built hall structure, with the excavated soil forming banks that enhanced both the defensive and status-conferring properties of the residence. The survival of the moat as an archaeological feature provides evidence for the settlement patterns and social hierarchy of medieval Essex.
Medieval moat at Marks Tey Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1477794. View the official record →
The Medieval moat at Marks Tey Hall is a defensive earthwork feature located in Essex that survives as a substantial water-filled ditch surrounding the former hall site. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1477794.
Medieval moat at Marks Tey Hall 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 1477794.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Remains of All Saints Church, 60m north-west of Stanway Hall Farm (3.8 km), Remains of St Mary's Church (4.2 km), Gosbecks Iron Age and Romano-British site (5.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval moat at Marks Tey Hall'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.
Medieval moat at Marks Tey Hall stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.