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Moated site 400m south-east of Shortgrove Hall is a medieval earthwork monument located in Essex. The site comprises a substantial moated enclosure, a defensive feature characteristic of the medieval period, likely constructed between the 12th and 14th centuries. Such moated sites typically served as the residential and administrative centres of minor gentry or substantial farmers, providing both domestic and defensive functions. The monument survives as an earthwork feature and remains an important archaeological record of medieval settlement patterns and land use in Essex.
Moated site 400m south-east of Shortgrove Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011474. View the official record →
Moated site 400m south-east of Shortgrove Hall is a medieval earthwork monument located in Essex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011474.
Moated site 400m south-east of Shortgrove 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 1011474.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Helen's Chapel, Bonhunt (2.5 km), Roman villa at Chinnel Barn (2.6 km), Thunderley Hall moated site and fishponds (3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site 400m south-east of Shortgrove 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 400m south-east of Shortgrove Hall stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.