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Moated site at Moat Farm, 450m south of Cobbler's Corner

England
List entry 1019889
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019889
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.56 hectares
Grid reference
TM 07751 41837
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Moated site at Moat Farm, 450m south of Cobbler's Corner is a medieval defensive earthwork consisting of a substantial water-filled or water-retaining moat encircling a raised central platform. Located in Suffolk, the site represents a form of domestic fortification characteristic of the 12th to 16th centuries, when moated enclosures served both practical and status-conscious functions for landowning families. The moat would have provided protection against livestock, defined property boundaries, and enhanced the prestige of the resident. This particular example survives as an important archaeological monument testament to medieval settlement patterns and land management practices in East Anglia.

Moated site at Moat Farm, 450m south of Cobbler's Corner is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019889. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Moated site at Moat Farm, 450m south of Cobbler's Corner?

Moated site at Moat Farm, 450m south of Cobbler's Corner is a medieval defensive earthwork consisting of a substantial water-filled or water-retaining moat encircling a raised central platform. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019889.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated site at Moat Farm, 450m south of Cobbler's Corner?

Moated site at Moat Farm, 450m south of Cobbler's Corner 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 1019889.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moated site at Moat Farm, 450m south of Cobbler's Corner?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wenham Castle (Little Wenham Hall) (2.8 km), Toppesfield Bridge (5.2 km), Moated site at The Old Rectory, 150m north east of Malting Farm (5.4 km).

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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.
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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

Wenham Castle (Little Wenham Hall)
2.8 km
Toppesfield Bridge
5.2 km
Moated site at The Old Rectory, 150m north east of Malting Farm
5.4 km
Bronze Age/Early Iron Age barrows identified by crop marks, Aldham Mill Hill
5.4 km
Moated site and remains of demolished parts of Shelley Hall, a post-medieval great house
6.1 km
Dodnash Priory (site of)
6.7 km
Moated site known as Offton Castle
7.4 km
Moated site at Naughton Hall
9.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moated site at Moat Farm, 450m south of Cobbler's Corner

Moated site at Moat Farm, 450m south of Cobbler's Corner stands on Neogene To Quaternary Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Quaternary. The rock here is gravel, sand, silt and clay.

The wider landscape

Around Moated site at Moat Farm, 450m south of Cobbler's Corner

ColchesterRoman town · ~11.4 milesSutton HooArchaeological site · ~13.7 miles
Domesday entry for Hintlesham, Suffolk →
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