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Moated site 170m south east of Cranley Hall

England
List entry 1020140
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020140
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.09 hectares
Grid reference
TM 15330 72698
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Moated site 170m south east of Cranley Hall is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Suffolk, England. The site comprises a substantial water-filled or formerly water-filled moat forming an irregular enclosure, typical of small manorial settlements of the medieval period. Such moated sites were characteristic features of the English landscape from the twelfth century onwards, serving as the defended residences of minor gentry and prosperous farmers. The earthwork survives as an important archaeological monument reflecting patterns of medieval settlement and land tenure in East Anglia.

Moated site 170m south east of Cranley Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020140. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Moated site 170m south east of Cranley Hall?

Moated site 170m south east of Cranley Hall is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Suffolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020140.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated site 170m south east of Cranley Hall?

Moated site 170m south east of Cranley 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 1020140.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moated site 170m south east of Cranley Hall?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site at Cranley Hall (0.2 km), Eye Castle, the remains of a motte and bailey castle and its defensive ditch 120m west of St Peter's Church (1.2 km), Moated site at Gate Farm (1.3 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Moated site at Cranley Hall
0.2 km
Eye Castle, the remains of a motte and bailey castle and its defensive ditch 120m west of St Peter's Church
1.2 km
Moated site at Gate Farm
1.3 km
Remains of Eye Priory at Abbey Farm
1.4 km
Moated site NE of Occold Hall
1.9 km
Moated site at Flimworth Hall
1.9 km
Moated site at King's Farm
2.1 km
Redlingfield Nunnery and fish ponds
3.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moated site 170m south east of Cranley Hall

Moated site 170m south east of Cranley Hall stands on Neogene To Quaternary Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Quaternary. The rock here is gravel, sand, silt and clay.

The wider landscape

Around Moated site 170m south east of Cranley Hall

Sutton HooArchaeological site · ~17 milesCaistor St EdmundsRoman town · ~19.7 milesGrimes GravesArchaeological site · ~23.4 miles
Domesday entry for Eye, Norfolk →
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