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Moated site 200m west of Otley Hall is a medieval defensive earthwork located near Otley in Suffolk. The site consists of a moat, a water-filled ditch that once encircled a residential or manorial complex, characteristic of high-status settlement in medieval England. Such moated sites were typically constructed between the twelfth and sixteenth centuries, with many reaching their peak occupation during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. The monument represents the landscape archaeology of medieval domestic fortification and social hierarchy in East Anglia.
Moated site 200m west of Otley Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007685. View the official record →
Moated site 200m west of Otley Hall is a medieval defensive earthwork located near Otley in Suffolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007685.
Moated site 200m west of Otley 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 1007685.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site S of Basting's Hall (1.5 km), Motte castle known as The Mount, 440m south west of St Mary's Church (1.8 km), Moated site at Redhouse Farm (4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site 200m west of Otley 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.
Moated site 200m west of Otley Hall stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.