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Moated site in Beeton's Plantation is a medieval domestic enclosure located in Suffolk, England. The site comprises a substantial rectangular moat surrounding an island platform, a characteristic feature of medieval settlement patterns in East Anglia dating to the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. Such moated homesteads typically served as defensive and status-conscious residences for minor gentry and substantial farmers, with the water-filled ditch providing both practical protection and visual demonstration of rank. The site remains largely under woodland, preserving its earthwork structure for archaeological study and future investigation.
Moated site in Beeton's Plantation is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019818. View the official record →
Moated site in Beeton's Plantation is a medieval domestic enclosure located in Suffolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019818.
Moated site in Beeton's Plantation 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 1019818.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site 300m south west of Sowley Green Farm (3.9 km), Moat NW of village (5.3 km), Moated site at Ganwick Farm, 580m west of House Farm (5.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site in Beeton's Plantation'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 in Beeton's Plantation stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.