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The moated site at The Old Rectory, located 150 metres north-east of Malting Farm near Aldeburgh in Suffolk, is a medieval domestic monument consisting of a substantial water-filled or formerly water-filled ditch encircling a residential platform. The site represents a form of high-status settlement characteristic of the medieval period, when moated homesteads served both defensive and status-marking functions for the gentry and substantial landholders. The moat's configuration and archaeological character indicate occupation during the medieval period, likely spanning the 12th to 16th centuries, though the precise chronology of construction and abandonment would require archaeological investigation. Such sites are significant for understanding the settlement patterns and social hierarchy of rural medieval England, particularly the residential preferences of the middle to upper classes in the Suffolk landscape.
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 Aldeburgh in Suffolk, is a medieval domestic monument consisting of a substantial water-filled or formerly water-filled ditch encircling a residential platform. 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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