Scheduled MonumentsEnglandMoated site at Seven Elms Green, 210m south west of Erratts Farm

Moated site at Seven Elms Green, 210m south west of Erratts Farm

England
List entry 1019817
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019817
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.27 hectares
Grid reference
TL 71529 54954
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

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 →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Moated site at Seven Elms Green, 210m south west of Erratts Farm?

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.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated site at Seven Elms Green, 210m south west of Erratts Farm?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moated site at Seven Elms Green, 210m south west of Erratts Farm?

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).

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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.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moated site at Seven Elms Green, 210m south west of Erratts Farm

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.

The wider landscape

Around Moated site at Seven Elms Green, 210m south west of Erratts Farm

Great ChesterfordRoman town · ~15.1 milesCambridgeRoman town · ~17 milesGrimes GravesArchaeological site · ~22.6 miles