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Terrier's Farm moated site is a medieval moated enclosure located in Essex, England. The site comprises a substantial rectangular moat, a characteristic defensive and status-bearing feature of the medieval period, which would have surrounded a residential or manorial complex. Such moated sites are typical of medieval settlement patterns in Essex and the broader south-eastern region of England, often dating from the 12th to 16th centuries. The earthwork remains at Terrier's Farm represent an important survival of medieval domestic or agricultural settlement evidence, contributing to understanding of rural medieval life and land management practices in the region.
Terrier's Farm moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007838. View the official record →
Terrier's Farm moated site is a medieval moated enclosure located in Essex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007838.
Terrier's Farm 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 1007838.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moathouse Farm moated site (4.7 km), Tilty Abbey (6.2 km), Moated site and fishpond east of Lashley Hall (6.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Terrier's Farm 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.
Terrier's Farm moated site stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.