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Reed Hall moated site is a medieval earthwork monument located near the village of Reed in Hertfordshire. The site comprises the remains of a moated enclosure, a common form of medieval domestic settlement in lowland England, typically indicating a residence of some status during the medieval period. The moat itself survives as a substantial water-filled or water-marked ditch surrounding the former hall platform, representing a significant investment in landscape modification. Such moated sites, of which this is one example among many recorded in Hertfordshire, generally date from the 12th to 16th centuries and reflect patterns of medieval rural settlement and land ownership in the county.
Reed Hall moated site, Reed is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013343. View the official record →
Reed Hall moated site is a medieval earthwork monument located near the village of Reed in Hertfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013343.
Reed Hall moated site, Reed 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 1013343.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including 'The Mount' (3.3 km), Pain's End moated site. (4.8 km), Hankins Moated Site, Roe Green (5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Reed Hall moated site, Reed'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.
Reed Hall moated site, Reed stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.