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A moated site at Ganwick Farm, located 580 metres west of House Farm in Suffolk, is a medieval defensive or prestigious domestic enclosure formed by water-filled ditches surrounding a residential platform. The monument dates to the medieval period, likely between the 12th and 16th centuries, when such moated enclosures were widespread across East Anglia as symbols of status and practical protection for substantial farmsteads. The site's physical form comprises the characteristic earthwork banks and water-filled ditches that define moated homesteads of this region, though the quality of preservation and specific structural details remain subject to archaeological assessment. Such monuments contribute significantly to understanding the settlement pattern and social hierarchy of medieval rural Suffolk.
Moated site at Ganwick Farm, 580m west of House Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019807. View the official record →
A moated site at Ganwick Farm, located 580 metres west of House Farm in Suffolk, is a medieval defensive or prestigious domestic enclosure formed by water-filled ditches surrounding a residential platform. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019807.
Moated site at Ganwick Farm, 580m west of House 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 1019807.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Sturmer Hall moated site and mill complex (5.5 km), Wixoe Roman town (6 km), Ring ditches and ritual structure S of Chapel Farm (7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site at Ganwick Farm, 580m west of House Farm'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 Ganwick Farm, 580m west of House Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.