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Moated site at Abbey Farm is a medieval moated enclosure located in Suffolk, England, representing the defended domestic or institutional precinct of a former religious foundation. The site preserves earthwork evidence of a substantial water-filled or water-edged moat, a common feature of high-status medieval settlements and monastic establishments from the twelfth century onwards. The moat's survival in the landscape indicates the site's former importance and the durability of such water defences, which served both practical and symbolic functions in medieval estate management. The archaeological remains contribute to understanding the physical organisation and spatial hierarchy of religious communities in medieval Suffolk.
Moated site at Abbey Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017915. View the official record →
Moated site at Abbey Farm is a medieval moated enclosure located in Suffolk, England, representing the defended domestic or institutional precinct of a former religious foundation. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017915.
Moated site at Abbey 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 1017915.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow at Seven Hills Cottages, 720m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery (8.2 km), Six bowl barrows in Knight's Wood, 500m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery (8.2 km), Bowl barrow in Hobbin's Belt, 740m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery (8.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site at Abbey Farm'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 at Abbey Farm stands on Neogene To Quaternary Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Quaternary. The rock here is gravel, sand, silt and clay.