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Moated site at Doveden Hall is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Suffolk. The site comprises a substantial moat enclosing what would have been a residential platform, a characteristic feature of medieval manor houses and farmsteads across East Anglia from the twelfth century onwards. The moat remains visible as a water-filled or water-logged ditch surrounding the central island, which represents the footprint of a timber-framed or stone dwelling and its associated domestic buildings. Such moated sites are common archaeological monuments in Suffolk and demonstrate the settlement patterns and land use of the medieval period, typically occupied during the late medieval centuries when the construction of these protective water barriers was most prevalent.
Moated site at Doveden Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019819. View the official record →
Moated site at Doveden Hall is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Suffolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019819.
Moated site at Doveden 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 1019819.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Site of Hawstead Place and associated fishponds (2.3 km), Two moated sites adjoining St Andrew's Church, with associated remains of medieval settlement at Pound Green (3.5 km), Churchyard cross in St Andrew's churchyard, Pound Green (3.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site at Doveden 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 Doveden Hall stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.