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Moated site at Elm Hall is a medieval moated enclosure situated in Suffolk, England. The site comprises a substantial water-filled or formerly water-filled moat forming a roughly rectangular or circular perimeter, a characteristic defensive and status-defining feature of high medieval settlement patterns, particularly common among manorial complexes of the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. Such moated sites typically enclosed domestic, agricultural, and ancillary structures, serving both practical and symbolic functions within the feudal landscape. The monument is designated as a scheduled ancient monument and represents an important example of the medieval settlement archaeology that characterises the East Anglian countryside.
Moated site at Elm Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011336. View the official record →
Moated site at Elm Hall is a medieval moated enclosure situated in Suffolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011336.
Moated site at Elm 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 1011336.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site 135m north of St Andrew's Church (6.3 km), Earl Soham Lodge moated site and fishponds (6.6 km), Moated site and formal garden remains at Moat Hall (7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site at Elm 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 Elm Hall stands on Neogene To Quaternary Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Quaternary. The rock here is gravel, sand, silt and clay.