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Rookyard Farm Moats is a scheduled ancient monument in Suffolk comprising the remains of a medieval moated enclosure. The site consists of substantial earthwork moats that define a rectangular or near-rectangular layout, characteristic of high-status medieval farmsteads and minor manorial sites of the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. Such moated sites were common throughout East Anglia during the medieval period, serving both defensive and status-signalling functions whilst also providing practical drainage and protection for livestock and stored goods. The survival of the moat earthworks at Rookyard Farm provides archaeological evidence of the settlement patterns and land management practices of medieval Suffolk.
Rookyard Farm Moats is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1451408. View the official record →
Rookyard Farm Moats is a scheduled ancient monument in Suffolk comprising the remains of a medieval moated enclosure.
Rookyard Farm Moats 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 1451408.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Russell's Hill moated site (1.7 km), Haughley Castle (2.6 km), Westhorpe Hall moated site and associated fishponds (6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Rookyard Farm Moats'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.
Rookyard Farm Moats stands on Neogene To Quaternary Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Quaternary. The rock here is gravel, sand, silt and clay.