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The Maze is a turf maze located in Essex, England, with National Heritage List entry 1002194. Turf mazes of this type represent a distinctive category of recreational and possibly ritual landscape features found across medieval and early modern England, though their precise dating and original purpose remain subjects of scholarly discussion. The physical form consists of pathways cut into turf in a labyrinthine pattern, a design characteristic of surviving English examples from the medieval period onwards. Such monuments typically served communal purposes within their local landscape, whether for leisure, ceremonial use, or as markers of territorial identity.
The Maze is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002194. View the official record →
The Maze is a turf maze located in Essex, England, with National Heritage List entry 1002194. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002194.
The Maze 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 1002194.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ring Hill camp (2.7 km), Tiptoft's moated site and fishponds (3 km), Thunderley Hall moated site and fishponds (3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of The Maze'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 Maze stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.