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The moated site at The Old Rectory, located 150 metres north-east of Malting Farm near Stradbroke in Suffolk, is a medieval monument consisting of a substantial rectangular moat with internal platforms. The site dates to the medieval period and represents the residential headquarters of a substantial landholding, typical of the moated enclosures that characterise the Suffolk landscape from the twelfth century onwards. The moat, which still retains water in parts, encloses an area where a timber or stone dwelling would have stood, surrounded by associated agricultural and domestic structures within the defended perimeter. Such moated sites served both practical purposes in water management and defensive functions, and their distribution and form provide important evidence for medieval settlement patterns and the hierarchies of medieval society in East Anglia.
Moated site at The Old Rectory, 150m north east of Malting Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019537. View the official record →
The moated site at The Old Rectory, located 150 metres north-east of Malting Farm near Stradbroke in Suffolk, is a medieval monument consisting of a substantial rectangular moat with internal platforms. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019537.
Moated site at The Old Rectory, 150m north east of Malting 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 1019537.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site known as Offton Castle (2.7 km), Moated site at Naughton Hall (4 km), Great Bricett moated site (4.4 km).
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