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Moated site 700m north west of Brick Kiln Farm Cottages is a medieval moated enclosure located in Norfolk, England. The site comprises a water-filled ditch surrounding a raised platform, a defensive and status-conscious earthwork typical of manorial settlements of the medieval period. Such moated sites were common amongst the gentry and minor nobility from the twelfth century onwards, serving both practical and symbolic functions as residences and markers of social standing. The earthwork remains visible in the landscape and is protected as a scheduled ancient monument under the National Heritage List for England.
Moated site 700m north west of Brick Kiln Farm Cottages is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020785. View the official record →
Moated site 700m north west of Brick Kiln Farm Cottages is a medieval moated enclosure located in Norfolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020785.
Moated site 700m north west of Brick Kiln Farm Cottages 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 1020785.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site and fishponds immediately west of Park Villas (4.2 km), Deserted medieval village SE of Letton Hall (5.3 km), Mona Hill (5.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site 700m north west of Brick Kiln Farm Cottages'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 700m north west of Brick Kiln Farm Cottages stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.