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Purleigh moated mound is a medieval earthwork monument located in Essex, England. The site consists of a mounded earthwork surrounded by a moat, representing a form of fortified domestic settlement characteristic of the medieval period. Such moated sites were common in Essex and the wider southeast of England, particularly during the twelfth to sixteenth centuries, serving as the defended residences of minor landholding families and gentry. The monument survives as an upstanding earthwork that provides evidence of medieval settlement patterns and social hierarchy in the Essex landscape.
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. 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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