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Moated site 380m SSW of Rosedale Farm

England
List entry 1013097
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013097
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.92 hectares
Grid reference
TG 10920 42483
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Moated site 380m SSW of Rosedale Farm is a medieval defensive enclosure located in Norfolk, England. The site comprises a substantial moat, a characteristic feature of high-status settlements and manorial centres in medieval England, dating to the medieval period. Such moated sites typically represent the residences of minor gentry or substantial farmers, serving both defensive and status-marking functions within the medieval landscape. The survival of the moat as an earthwork feature provides important archaeological evidence for understanding settlement patterns and social hierarchy in medieval Norfolk.

Moated site 380m SSW of Rosedale Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013097. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Moated site 380m SSW of Rosedale Farm?

Moated site 380m SSW of Rosedale Farm is a medieval defensive enclosure located in Norfolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013097.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated site 380m SSW of Rosedale Farm?

Moated site 380m SSW of Rosedale 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 1013097.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moated site 380m SSW of Rosedale Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Kelling Heath, south of Holgate Hill (0.9 km), Bowl barrow in Hundred Acre Wood, 330m west of Cherry Trees Farm (1.2 km), Oval barrow in Bodham Wood, 600m ESE of Warren Farm (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.
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

Bowl barrow on Kelling Heath, south of Holgate Hill
0.9 km
Bowl barrow in Hundred Acre Wood, 330m west of Cherry Trees Farm
1.2 km
Oval barrow in Bodham Wood, 600m ESE of Warren Farm
2 km
Oval barrow with superimposed bowl barrow known as Howe's Hill, 500m WSW of Wood Farm
2.9 km
Bowl barrow 260m NNW of Lowes Farm: part of a barrow cemetery on and around Salthouse Heath
3.3 km
Bowl barrow 450m north west of Lowes Farm: part of a barrow cemetery on and around Salthouse Heath
3.5 km
Bowl barrow 400m east of Swan Lodge: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on and around Salthouse Heath
3.8 km
Baconsthorpe Castle moated site with fortified house, gatehouse, courtyards and formal gardens
4.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moated site 380m SSW of Rosedale Farm

Moated site 380m SSW of Rosedale Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

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