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Blakenhall moated site is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Staffordshire, England. The site comprises a moated enclosure, a form of settlement fortification that was widespread in medieval England, particularly during the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. Moated sites such as Blakenhall typically served as the residences of minor gentry or substantial farmers, offering both practical water management and symbolic demonstration of status and security. The earthwork survives as a substantial archaeological monument and is recognised as a scheduled ancient monument under the National Heritage List for England.
Blakenhall moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009037. View the official record →
Blakenhall moated site is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Staffordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009037.
Blakenhall 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 1009037.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wychnor deserted medieval village, moated site, moated enclosure and two fishponds (2.1 km), Pit alignments running NE and SW centring 320yds (300m) N of Wychnor Bridge (2.2 km), Circular enclosures centring 300yds (270m) W of Wychnor Junction (2.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Blakenhall 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.
Blakenhall moated site stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.