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Moated site at Bleach Farm is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Suffolk. The monument comprises a substantial moat, a water-filled ditch that originally enclosed a domestic or manorial settlement, and represents a form of fortification common amongst minor landholders and gentry during the medieval period. Such moated sites typically date from the twelfth to sixteenth centuries, though this example's precise chronology would require archaeological investigation to establish with certainty. The survival of the earthwork demonstrates the site's historical importance as evidence of medieval settlement patterns and social hierarchy in the Suffolk landscape.
Moated site at Bleach Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018963. View the official record →
Moated site at Bleach Farm is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Suffolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018963.
Moated site at Bleach 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 1018963.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site and associated pond at Brookhall Farm (1.8 km), Moated site at Chediston Grange (3.5 km), Moat Yards moated site (4.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site at Bleach 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 Bleach Farm stands on Neogene To Quaternary Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Quaternary. The rock here is gravel, sand, silt and clay.