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Moated site at Fenton's Farm is a medieval residential enclosure located in Suffolk, England. The site consists of a rectangular moat surrounding what would have been a domestic settlement, a defensive and status-indicating feature characteristic of the medieval period, particularly the 12th to 16th centuries. Moated sites of this type were common amongst the middling landholding classes and served both practical and symbolic functions, marking the occupied space as a place of some standing and authority. The survival of the earthwork at Fenton's Farm provides archaeological evidence of medieval settlement patterns and social organisation in rural Suffolk.
Moated site at Fenton's Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011334. View the official record →
Moated site at Fenton's Farm is a medieval residential enclosure located in Suffolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011334.
Moated site at Fenton's Farm 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 1011334.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Framlingham Castle and its associated landscape including the mere, town ditch and Anglo-Saxon cemetery (4.3 km), Earl Soham Lodge moated site and fishponds (5.5 km), Moated site 135m north of St Andrew's Church (6.8 km).
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