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The moated site immediately south of Pinhoe Hall is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Suffolk. The site comprises a water-filled or partially water-filled moat forming an enclosure, a characteristic feature of high-status medieval settlement in East Anglia dating to the 12th–14th centuries. Such moated sites typically contained the residential and domestic buildings of a manor house or substantial homestead, with the moat serving both defensive and status-affirming functions. The survival of the earthwork demonstrates the persistence of medieval field monuments in the Suffolk landscape, though the superstructure buildings have long since been removed or destroyed.
Moated site immediately south of Pinhoe Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019816. View the official record →
The moated site immediately south of Pinhoe Hall is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Suffolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019816.
Moated site immediately south of Pinhoe 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 1019816.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Long mortuary enclosure and barrows 460m north west of Mill Farm (4.5 km), Clare Priory (uninhabited portions) (4.8 km), Ring ditches and ritual structure S of Chapel Farm (5 km).
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