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Moat Yards is a moated site located in Suffolk, England, representing a form of medieval settlement defence and water management characteristic of the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. The site comprises the characteristic earthwork features of a moated enclosure, consisting of a substantial ditch or ditch system surrounding a raised platform or island upon which domestic and agricultural structures would have stood. Such moated sites were common among the medieval gentry and prosperous peasantry across eastern England, serving both practical and status-signalling functions. The monument survives as an upstanding earthwork and remains an important archaeological record of medieval rural settlement patterns and land use in Suffolk.
Moat Yards moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020712. View the official record →
Moat Yards is a moated site located in Suffolk, England, representing a form of medieval settlement defence and water management characteristic of the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020712.
Moat Yards 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 1020712.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site and associated pond at Brookhall Farm (3.9 km), Moated site at Moat Farm (4.1 km), Moated site at Bleach Farm (4.1 km).
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