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Moated site in Gelham's Wood is a medieval defensive and domestic earthwork located in Norfolk. The site comprises a water-filled moat forming an irregular enclosure, a characteristic feature of late medieval aristocratic and manorial settlements in East Anglia, typically dating from the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. Such moated sites served as both status symbols and practical defences, protecting high-status residences and their associated agricultural activities. The earthwork survives as an important archaeological record of medieval settlement patterns and land management in Norfolk.
Moated site in Gelham's Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020857. View the official record →
Moated site in Gelham's Wood is a medieval defensive and domestic earthwork located in Norfolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020857.
Moated site in Gelham's 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 1020857.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Four bowl barrows in Forehoe Wood (1 km), Manorial site 480m south west of Downham Lodge Farm (1 km), Moated site in Falstoff's Wood, 450m north west of Whitehall Farm (1.7 km).
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