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Moathouse Farm moated site is a medieval moated enclosure located in Essex, England. The monument comprises a rectangular moat surrounding what would have been a residential or manorial complex, a form of settlement defence and status symbol characteristic of the medieval period. The site demonstrates the typical layout of Essex moated sites, which flourished particularly during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, though some examples remained in use into later periods. As an upstanding archaeological monument, the moat earthwork survives as an important record of medieval settlement patterns and land organisation in Essex.
Moathouse Farm moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011468. View the official record →
Moathouse Farm moated site is a medieval moated enclosure located in Essex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011468.
Moathouse Farm moated site 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 1011468.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Great Easton motte castle (2.4 km), Moated site and fishpond east of Lashley Hall (3.8 km), Parsonage Farm moated site (4.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moathouse Farm moated site'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.
Moathouse Farm moated site stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.