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Moated site W of Gifford's Hall

England
List entry 1005990
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1005990
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.27 hectares
Grid reference
TL 76776 53747
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Moated site W of Gifford's Hall is a medieval earthwork monument located in Suffolk, England, consisting of a substantial defensive water-filled ditch enclosing a residential platform. The moated enclosure represents a form of domestic settlement typical of the medieval period, particularly from the twelfth to sixteenth centuries, when such features served both practical and status-conscious functions for their occupants. The site's physical remains survive as upstanding earthworks defining the perimeter of the former moated precinct, preserving evidence of the settlement hierarchy and land use patterns of medieval Suffolk.

Moated site W of Gifford's Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005990. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Moated site W of Gifford's Hall?

Moated site W of Gifford's Hall is a medieval earthwork monument located in Suffolk, England, consisting of a substantial defensive water-filled ditch enclosing a residential platform. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005990.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated site W of Gifford's Hall?

Moated site W of Gifford's Hall 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 1005990.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moated site W of Gifford's Hall?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 135m south of Waterhall Cottage, Wickham Street (0.9 km), Moated site at Fairstead Farm (4.6 km), Moated site at Seven Elms Green, 210m south west of Erratts Farm (5.4 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow 135m south of Waterhall Cottage, Wickham Street
0.9 km
Moated site at Fairstead Farm
4.6 km
Moated site at Seven Elms Green, 210m south west of Erratts Farm
5.4 km
Moated site at Cowlinge Hall
5.6 km
Moated site in Beeton's Plantation
6.1 km
Churchyard cross in St Andrew's churchyard, Pound Green
6.2 km
Moated site immediately south of Pinhoe Hall
6.5 km
Moated site and fishpond immediately north east of All Saints' Church
7.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moated site W of Gifford's Hall

Moated site W of Gifford's Hall stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Moated site W of Gifford's Hall

Great ChesterfordRoman town · ~17.7 milesCambridgeRoman town · ~20.3 milesGrimes GravesArchaeological site · ~22.6 milesColchesterRoman town · ~22.7 miles
Domesday entry for Clopton, Suffolk →
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