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Moated site 300m south west of Sowley Green Farm

England
List entry 1020139
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020139
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.61 hectares
Grid reference
TL 70373 50795
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Moated site 300m south west of Sowley Green Farm is a medieval defensive and domestic enclosure located in Suffolk, England. The monument comprises a moat, a water-filled ditch that formerly surrounded a raised platform or island, which would have supported a timber or stone structure serving as a residence or stronghold for a local landowner or minor noble. Such moated sites were characteristic of the 12th to 16th centuries across England, though they are particularly common in East Anglia. The site remains archaeologically significant as evidence of medieval settlement patterns and the domestic arrangements of the period's lesser gentry or substantial farmers.

Moated site 300m south west of Sowley Green Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020139. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Moated site 300m south west of Sowley Green Farm?

Moated site 300m south west of Sowley Green Farm is a medieval defensive and domestic enclosure located in Suffolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020139.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated site 300m south west of Sowley Green Farm?

Moated site 300m south west of Sowley Green Farm 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 1020139.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moated site 300m south west of Sowley Green Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Interrupted ditch system west of Hall Farm (3.6 km), Moated site at Great Wilsey Farm (4.8 km), Roman settlement NW of Cotton Hall (5.2 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.
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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.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Interrupted ditch system west of Hall Farm
3.6 km
Moated site at Great Wilsey Farm
4.8 km
Roman settlement NW of Cotton Hall
5.2 km
Bowl barrow 500m north-west of Sturmer Hall
6.7 km
Sturmer Hall moated site and mill complex
7 km
Wixoe Roman town
7.5 km
Ring ditches and ritual structure S of Chapel Farm
8.2 km
Long mortuary enclosure and barrows 460m north west of Mill Farm
8.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moated site 300m south west of Sowley Green Farm

Moated site 300m south west of Sowley Green Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Moated site 300m south west of Sowley Green Farm

Great ChesterfordRoman town · ~13.3 milesCambridgeRoman town · ~16.9 milesColchesterRoman town · ~24.1 miles
Domesday entry for Bradley, Suffolk →
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