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Moated site at Folly Farm

England
List entry 1007683
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007683
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.87 hectares
Grid reference
TM 23572 58784
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Moated site at Folly Farm is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Suffolk, England. The site comprises a water-filled moat surrounding a raised platform, a characteristic form of modest fortification common in medieval England, particularly among gentry and substantial farmers. Dating to the medieval period, the moat would have served both defensive and status-conferring functions, with the enclosed area originally occupied by domestic structures. The survival of the moat as an upstanding earthwork makes it an important archaeological record of medieval settlement patterns and land use in East Anglia.

Moated site at Folly Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007683. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Moated site at Folly Farm?

Moated site at Folly Farm is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Suffolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007683.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated site at Folly Farm?

Moated site at Folly 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 1007683.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moated site at Folly Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site at Redhouse Farm (2.2 km), Moated site 200m west of Otley Hall (4 km), Moated site at Letheringham Lodge (4.4 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Moated site at Folly Farm

This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site at Folly Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:

Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Moated site at Redhouse Farm
2.2 km
Moated site 200m west of Otley Hall
4 km
Moated site at Letheringham Lodge
4.4 km
Moated site at Letheringham Hall
4.5 km
Motte castle known as The Mount, 440m south west of St Mary's Church
5.4 km
Moated site and ponds at Thistleton Hall
5.7 km
Settlement site around St Botolph's Church
6.6 km
Moated site of Old Berghersh House
8.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moated site at Folly Farm

Moated site at Folly Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Moated site at Folly Farm

Sutton HooArchaeological site · ~6.9 miles
Domesday entry for Monewden, Suffolk →
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