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Moated site at Gate Farm is a medieval defensive or residential enclosure located in Suffolk, England. The site consists of a substantial water-filled moat forming an irregular quadrilateral around a raised central platform, characteristic of moated homesteads that proliferated throughout medieval England from the twelfth century onwards. Such moated sites typically served as the defended residences of minor gentry or substantial farmers, offering both practical drainage and symbolic status within the medieval landscape. The Gate Farm moat represents the type of modest aristocratic or manorial settlement that became common in East Anglia during the later medieval period.
Moated site at Gate Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019671. View the official record →
Moated site at Gate Farm is a medieval defensive or residential enclosure located in Suffolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019671.
Moated site at Gate 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 1019671.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site at Flimworth Hall (0.9 km), Moated site at King's Farm (0.9 km), Moated site 170m south east of Cranley Hall (1.3 km).
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