Wattisham Hall
Has been described as a Possible Fortified Manor House
There are earthwork remains
| Name | Wattisham Hall |
| Alternative Names | |
| Historic Country | Suffolk |
| Modern Authority | Suffolk |
| 1974 Authority | Suffolk |
| Civil Parish | Wattisham |
VCH record of a 'moated enclosure with stronger defensive works (Class G)'. Wattisham Hall, 5 miles south-west from Needham Market, has a double moat. A broad oval fosse 44 ft. wide surrounds an area 9 ft. above the water, upon which stands the manor house. This is evidently an ancient fortified site long antedating the mediaeval works. A manorial moat was at some later period cut around a large irregular quadrangular area, inclosing the more ancient oval site. This averages 1 2 ft. wide, with banks 3 ft. high, and taking an inward curve on the south-east it enters the fosse of the first work; it is probable that at the time the moat was constructed the oval fosse was converted into a moat by the inlet of water. The church and churchyard are situated within the north-west corner of the manorial moat. Vestiges of banks without the western side may have inclosed an orchard, and by the north side of this embankment are the remains of a fish-pond. (VCH)
An oval waterfilled homestead moat, measuring overall c90.0m NE-SW by c80.0m transversely, enclosing Wattisham Hall (a farmhouse, modern in external appearance and not outstanding). The moat is 12.0m wide. The alleged outer moat is a series of drainage ditches and ponds. (PastScape–ref. Field Investigators Comments-F1 NKB 10-MAR-72)
Not scheduled
This is a Grade 2 listed building protected by law
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| OS Map Grid Reference | TM010512 |
| Latitude | 52.1234893798828 |
| Longitude | 0.935490012168884 |
| Eastings | 601040 |
| Northings | 251290 |
