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The Carr moated site at Bale is a medieval moated homestead, a defensive or prestigious residential enclosure characteristic of the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. The site comprises a substantial rectangular moat surrounding an internal platform where domestic and agricultural buildings would have stood, representing the settlement pattern of a manorial holding or significant farmstead during the medieval period. Located in Norfolk, this monument exemplifies the widespread practice of moating in East Anglia, a region where such earthworks are particularly abundant and where they often denote properties of some social standing or importance. The archaeological remains survive as earthwork features and contribute to understanding the distribution and character of medieval rural settlement in the county.
The Carr moated site, Bale is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003920. View the official record →
The Carr moated site at Bale is a medieval moated homestead, a defensive or prestigious residential enclosure characteristic of the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003920.
The Carr moated site, Bale 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 1003920.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Sharrington village cross (2 km), Cross in St Andrew's churchyard (2.6 km), Hindringham Hall moated site with adjacent fishponds (3.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of The Carr moated site, Bale'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.
The Carr moated site, Bale stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.