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The moated site immediately west of Skreens Lodge is a medieval residential enclosure located in Essex, England. The monument consists of a substantial water-filled moat defining the boundary of what was likely a manorial or substantial domestic holding, characteristic of moated homesteads that became prevalent across Essex during the 12th to 16th centuries. Such moated sites typically enclosed dwelling houses, farm buildings, and ancillary structures, with the water defence serving both practical and status-affirming functions. The Skreens Lodge example represents an important example of medieval settlement archaeology in the county, documenting the dispersed pattern of rural occupation that characterised the medieval Essex landscape.
Moated site immediately west of Skreens Lodge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016801. View the official record →
The moated site immediately west of Skreens Lodge is a medieval residential enclosure located in Essex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016801.
Moated site immediately west of Skreens Lodge 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 1016801.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Shellow Hall moated site (1.2 km), Moated site 100m south west of Torrell's Hall (1.8 km), Moated site immediately east of the Old Rectory (2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site immediately west of Skreens Lodge'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 immediately west of Skreens Lodge stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.