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Russell's Hill moated site is a medieval fortified enclosure located in Suffolk, England. The monument consists of a substantial moat surrounding a raised platform, a defensive arrangement typical of minor aristocratic and gentry settlements in medieval East Anglia. The site dates to the medieval period, likely established during the later Middle Ages when such moated homesteads were common throughout southern England as symbols of status and practical defence. The earthworks remain substantially preserved, providing evidence of domestic settlement patterns and land management practices among the rural elite of medieval Suffolk.
Russell's Hill moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006000. View the official record →
Russell's Hill moated site is a medieval fortified enclosure located in Suffolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006000.
Russell's Hill 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 1006000.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rookyard Farm Moats (1.7 km), Haughley Castle (3.9 km), Westhorpe Hall moated site and associated fishponds (4.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Russell's Hill 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.
Russell's Hill moated site stands on Neogene To Quaternary Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Quaternary. The rock here is gravel, sand, silt and clay.