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Moated site in Falstoff's Wood, 450m north west of Whitehall Farm is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Norfolk, England. The site consists of a water-filled moat surrounding a central platform, a characteristic fortification type that became prevalent among the landholding classes during the 12th to 16th centuries. Such moated sites typically served as residences for minor nobility, gentry, or prosperous merchants, combining domestic function with modest defensive capability. The earthwork remains archaeologically significant as evidence of medieval settlement patterns and social hierarchy in Norfolk.
Moated site in Falstoff's Wood, 450m north west of Whitehall Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020855. View the official record →
Moated site in Falstoff's Wood, 450m north west of Whitehall Farm is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Norfolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020855.
Moated site in Falstoff's Wood, 450m north west of Whitehall 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 1020855.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site of Kimberley Hall and remains of associated gardens (0.8 km), Romano-Celtic temple 590m south east of St James's Church (1 km), Moated site in Gelham's Wood (1.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site in Falstoff's Wood, 450m north west of Whitehall Farm'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 Falstoff's Wood, 450m north west of Whitehall Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.