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Rookwood Hall moated site is a scheduled ancient monument located in Essex, England, comprising the remains of a moated enclosure that dates to the medieval period. The site preserves the earthwork traces of a moat surrounding what was once a substantial residential or manorial complex, representing a form of domestic settlement that became increasingly common amongst the gentry and minor nobility from the twelfth century onwards. The survival of the moat as an archaeological feature provides evidence of medieval land management practices and settlement hierarchy within the Essex landscape. Such moated sites are characteristic of the medieval Essex countryside and contribute to understanding patterns of settlement and social organization during the Middle Ages.
Rookwood Hall moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016879. View the official record →
Rookwood Hall moated site is a scheduled ancient monument located in Essex, England, comprising the remains of a moated enclosure that dates to the medieval period.
Rookwood 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 1016879.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site known as Tanner's Cottage, 250m south of Greens (3.5 km), Moated site immediately east of the Old Rectory (5.1 km), Bundish Hall moated site (5.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Rookwood 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.
Rookwood Hall moated site stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.