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Moated site at Brook House is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Suffolk, England. The site comprises a substantial moat surrounding an enclosed platform, a characteristic form of fortified residence dating to the medieval period, likely from the 12th to 14th centuries. Such moated homesteads were common among the minor gentry and substantial landholders of medieval England, serving both defensive and status-affirming functions. The survival of the earthwork demonstrates the enduring physical legacy of medieval settlement patterns in the Suffolk landscape.
Moated site at Brook House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020450. View the official record →
Moated site at Brook House is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Suffolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020450.
Moated site at Brook House 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 1020450.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two moated sites adjoining All Saints' Church (3.2 km), Moated site immediately north of St Margaret's Green (3.5 km), Moated site and associated pond at Brookhall Farm (3.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site at Brook House'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 Brook House stands on Neogene To Quaternary Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Quaternary. The rock here is gravel, sand, silt and clay.