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Moated site at Letheringham Hall is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Suffolk, England. The monument comprises a substantial moat, which survives as a water-filled ditch enclosing the former residential platform, representing a common form of domestic fortification among the medieval gentry and nobility from approximately the twelfth century onwards. Moated sites of this type provided both practical protection and visual assertion of status during the medieval period, and the Letheringham example demonstrates the settlement patterns and land use of rural medieval Suffolk. The site remains a significant archaeological record of domestic occupation and medieval social hierarchy in East Anglia.
Moated site at Letheringham Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009644. View the official record →
Moated site at Letheringham Hall is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Suffolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009644.
Moated site at Letheringham 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 1009644.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site at Letheringham Lodge (1.1 km), Godwin's Place moated site and ponds (2 km), Moated site at Hoo Green, 290m north west of Godwin's Place (2.4 km).
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