Scheduled Ancient Monument: MOATED SITE 135M NORTH OF ST ANDREW'S CHURCH (21311)

The monument includes a moated site located to the north of the village of Kettleburgh on a south-facing slope above the River Deben. The moated site has overall dimensions of approximately 97m north-south by 92m east-west. The rectangular island measures 69m east-west by 76m north-south by 69m eastwest and is surrounded by a moat between 7m and 14m wide and approximately 4m deep, with steeply sloping sides and some evidence of chalk lining in the lower part. The moat is water-filled by surface drainage and access to the interior is provided by an earthen causeway approximately 4m wide across the southern arm. The island has been identified as the site of Old Kettleburgh Hall. In the later 13th century Kettleburgh Manor, with the advowson, was granted to Sir William Charles by Prince Edward, later Edward I, and it was held by the Charles family until the mid-15th century. Excluded from the scheduling are the concrete surface of the causeway, a fence and gate enclosing the island, a modern plank footbridge across the northern arm of the moat, a water tank on a concrete standing and a transport container used for housing pigs (both sited at the southern end of the island), and a service pole with support cables, but the ground beneath all these features is included.