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Porter's Hall moated site is a medieval monument located in Essex, England. The site comprises a moated enclosure typical of the medieval period, when such water-filled defensive ditches were common features of manorial and domestic settlements. Moated sites of this type generally date from the twelfth to sixteenth centuries, representing the residences of minor gentry, merchants, or substantial farmers. The monument survives as an archaeological feature of significance for understanding the settlement patterns and social hierarchy of medieval Essex.
Porter's Hall moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008701. View the official record →
Porter's Hall moated site is a medieval monument located in Essex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008701.
Porter's Hall 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 1008701.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval tile kilns S of Church End (1.5 km), The Mount: a motte castle in Stebbing Park (2.1 km), Moated site immediately east of Absolpark (4.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Porter's Hall 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.
Porter's Hall moated site stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.