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Moated site, Hales Hall is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Norfolk, England. The monument comprises a substantial moat, which typically dates to the medieval period and would have surrounded a residential dwelling or manor house, serving both defensive and status-display functions. Such moated sites were particularly common in England during the twelfth to sixteenth centuries, and this example remains visible as an earthwork feature in the landscape. The site represents the settlement pattern and architectural priorities of the medieval gentry or minor nobility of Norfolk.
Moated site, Hales Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003754. View the official record →
Moated site, Hales Hall is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Norfolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003754.
Moated site, Hales Hall 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 1003754.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Langley Cross 360m north of Park Farm (5 km), Long barrow and round barrows on Broome Heath (5.3 km), Earthwork on Broome Heath (5.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site, Hales Hall'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, Hales Hall stands on Neogene To Quaternary Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Quaternary. The rock here is gravel, sand, silt and clay.