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Purleigh moated mound is a medieval earthwork monument located in Essex, England, consisting of a substantial mound surrounded by a water-filled or formerly water-filled ditch system characteristic of moated sites. The site dates to the medieval period, likely established during the high medieval era when such defensive or prestige domestic enclosures were common features of the English landscape. The earthwork survives as a prominent topographical feature, with the mound representing the raised platform upon which residential or administrative structures would have stood. Moated sites of this type typically served as fortified homesteads for the minor gentry or substantial farmers and reflect patterns of settlement and land use across Essex during the feudal period.
Purleigh moated mound is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002197. View the official record →
Purleigh moated mound is a medieval earthwork monument located in Essex, England, consisting of a substantial mound surrounded by a water-filled or formerly water-filled ditch system characteristic of moated sites. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002197.
Purleigh moated mound 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 1002197.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The medieval leprosy hospital of St Giles (4.8 km), Woodham Walter Hall: an early C16 house and its associated garden earthworks (5.4 km), Bicknacre Priory (5.6 km).
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