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Moated site at Redhouse Farm is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Suffolk, England. The site comprises a substantial rectangular moat surrounding the former residential platform, a characteristic feature of medieval manorial settlements dating from the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. Such moated sites served both practical and symbolic functions, providing water-based defence and drainage whilst denoting the status and authority of their occupants within the feudal hierarchy. The Redhouse Farm example represents the well-distributed pattern of moated enclosures found across East Anglia, reflecting the region's prosperity during the medieval period and the sustained investment in domestic fortification by the minor gentry and yeomanry.
Moated site at Redhouse Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007684. View the official record →
Moated site at Redhouse Farm is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Suffolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007684.
Moated site at Redhouse 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 1007684.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site at Letheringham Lodge (3.2 km), Moated site at Letheringham Hall (3.8 km), Moated site and ponds at Thistleton Hall (3.8 km).
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