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Moated site at Watton Farm is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Essex, England. The site comprises a substantial moat enclosing an interior platform, a characteristic form of high-status medieval settlement that flourished particularly during the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. Such moated sites typically served as the focal points of manorial estates, providing both practical water management and symbolic demarcation of property boundaries. The Watton Farm example represents the widespread adoption of moating practices amongst the landowning classes during the medieval period across Essex and the broader south-east of England.
Moated site at Watton Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017472. View the official record →
Moated site at Watton Farm is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Essex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017472.
Moated site at Watton 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 1017472.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dagnam Park Farm moated site, Noak Hill, Romford (3.2 km), Moated site in Fortification Wood (3.5 km), Slight univallate hillfort 300m west of Calcott Hall Farm (4.7 km).
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