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Moated site at Cowlinge Hall is a medieval defensive enclosure located in Suffolk, England. The monument consists of a water-filled moat surrounding a residential platform, a form of settlement characteristic of the medieval period, particularly the 12th to 16th centuries. Such moated sites were common among the minor gentry and prosperous landholders of medieval England, serving both as a practical defence against local disturbance and as a visible marker of social status. The site at Cowlinge Hall represents a typical example of this settlement type, preserving evidence of domestic occupation within its enclosed moated perimeter.
Moated site at Cowlinge Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019524. View the official record →
Moated site at Cowlinge Hall is a medieval defensive enclosure located in Suffolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019524.
Moated site at Cowlinge 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 1019524.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Interrupted ditch system west of Hall Farm (5.4 km), Moated site at Great Wilsey Farm (6.7 km), Roman settlement NW of Cotton Hall (6.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site at Cowlinge 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 at Cowlinge Hall stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.