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Moated site in Fortification Wood is a medieval earthwork monument located in Essex. The site comprises a substantial water-filled or water-retaining moat system, characteristic of domestic fortifications constructed during the medieval period, likely dating to between the 12th and 15th centuries. Such moated sites typically enclosed a residential dwelling or manor house of local importance, with the moat serving both defensive and status-affirming functions. The survival of the earthwork demonstrates the site's archaeological significance as evidence of medieval settlement patterns and land organisation in Essex.
Moated site in Fortification Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002170. View the official record →
Moated site in Fortification Wood is a medieval earthwork monument located in Essex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002170.
Moated site in Fortification Wood 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 1002170.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site 210m south east of Brizes (2.2 km), Moated site at Watton Farm (3.5 km), Slight univallate hillfort 300m west of Calcott Hall Farm (4.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site in Fortification Wood'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 Fortification Wood stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.