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Moated site at Cranley Hall is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Suffolk, England. The site comprises a substantial moat surrounding the residential platform, a characteristic feature of high-status settlement during the medieval period, particularly from the twelfth century onwards. Such moated sites reflect the domestic arrangements of the landholding classes and served both practical and symbolic functions, providing water-based protection and demarcating the residence of an individual of some standing within the manorial hierarchy. The monument survives as an important archaeological record of medieval settlement patterns and the physical expression of social hierarchy in the East Anglian countryside.
Moated site at Cranley Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019670. View the official record →
Moated site at Cranley Hall is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Suffolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019670.
Moated site at Cranley 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 1019670.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site 170m south east of Cranley Hall (0.2 km), Eye Castle, the remains of a motte and bailey castle and its defensive ditch 120m west of St Peter's Church (1 km), Remains of Eye Priory at Abbey Farm (1.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site at Cranley 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 Cranley Hall stands on Neogene To Quaternary Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Quaternary. The rock here is gravel, sand, silt and clay.