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Franklin's Island is a moated site located in Essex, England, dating to the medieval period. The monument comprises a substantial rectangular moat which formerly enclosed a residential or manorial complex, typical of settlement patterns in Essex during the thirteenth to fifteenth centuries. The site represents the earthwork remains of a medieval occupation, with the moat serving both defensive and practical functions characteristic of the period. As a scheduled monument, Franklin's Island preserves important archaeological evidence of medieval land use and settlement hierarchy in Essex.
Moated site known as Franklin's Island is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017002. View the official record →
Franklin's Island is a moated site located in Essex, England, dating to the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017002.
Moated site known as Franklin's Island 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 1017002.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman villa 100m north west of Handley Barns (2.3 km), Moated site at Fingrith Hall Farm (3.9 km), Moated site known as Killigrews (4.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site known as Franklin's Island'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 known as Franklin's Island stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.