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Moated enclosure 230m north-west of Faulkner House is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Norfolk, England. The monument comprises a substantial ditch enclosing a raised platform, a characteristic feature of moated sites that were constructed throughout the medieval period as secure domestic and agricultural compounds for the gentry and prosperous landowners. Such enclosures typically date from the twelfth to sixteenth centuries and served both practical defensive functions and as symbols of status and territorial possession. The earthwork survives as an important archaeological record of medieval settlement patterns and social hierarchy in Norfolk.
Moated enclosure 230m north-west of Faulkner House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1493528. View the official record →
Moated enclosure 230m north-west of Faulkner House is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Norfolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1493528.
Moated enclosure 230m north-west of Faulkner House 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 1493528.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cross in All Saints churchyard (4 km), Moated site and medieval field system in Church Field, 60m north of St John's Church (4.7 km), Moated site and formal garden remains at Aylmer Hall (5.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated enclosure 230m north-west of Faulkner House'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.
Moated enclosure 230m north-west of Faulkner House stands on West Walton Formation, Ampthill Clay Formation And Kimmeridge Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Kimmeridgian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.