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Moated site south of Eastwick Hall Farm is a medieval archaeological monument located in Hertfordshire. The site comprises a substantial moated enclosure, a characteristic defensive earthwork of the medieval period typically associated with high-status residential occupation. Such moated sites were widespread across medieval England, particularly in the twelfth to sixteenth centuries, and served both practical and symbolic functions for landholding families. The monument survives as an important record of medieval settlement and social hierarchy in the Eastwick area.
Moated site south of Eastwick Hall Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012184. View the official record →
Moated site south of Eastwick Hall Farm is a medieval archaeological monument located in Hertfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012184.
Moated site south of Eastwick Hall 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 1012184.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 230m north of Harlow Hospital (2.3 km), Bowl barrow 140m north of Harlow Hospital (2.4 km), Bowl barrow 110m north-east of Harlow Hospital (2.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site south of Eastwick Hall 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 south of Eastwick Hall Farm stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.