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Moated site at Seven Elms Green, 210m south west of Erratts Farm is a medieval residential enclosure located in Suffolk, England. The monument consists of a moat defining the perimeter of a domestic settlement, a form of defensive and status-conscious earthwork characteristic of the medieval period, particularly the 12th to 16th centuries. Such moated sites were widespread across East Anglia and served as the fortified homesteads of minor gentry and substantial farmers, combining practical water management with social distinction. The site is recorded as a scheduled monument under the Historic England designation system.
Moated site at Seven Elms Green, 210m south west of Erratts Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019817. View the official record →
Moated site at Seven Elms Green, 210m south west of Erratts Farm is a medieval residential enclosure located in Suffolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019817.
Moated site at Seven Elms Green, 210m south west of Erratts 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 1019817.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site at Cowlinge Hall (2.5 km), Moated site 300m south west of Sowley Green Farm (4.3 km), Moated site at Ganwick Farm, 580m west of House Farm (5.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site at Seven Elms Green, 210m south west of Erratts 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 Seven Elms Green, 210m south west of Erratts Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.