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Bolton Old Hall moated site is a scheduled ancient monument located in Yorkshire, England, consisting of the earthwork remains of a medieval moat surrounding the site of a former residential structure. The monument dates to the medieval period, likely representing a manor house or similar high-status dwelling of the 12th to 16th centuries. The moat itself survives as a substantial linear earthwork defining the former enclosure, providing evidence of the defensive and status-marking function typical of such installations in medieval England. This site exemplifies the form of medieval settlement hierarchy and domestic architecture characteristic of northern English rural estates during the later medieval period.
Bolton Old Hall moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008045. View the official record →
Bolton Old Hall moated site is a scheduled ancient monument located in Yorkshire, England, consisting of the earthwork remains of a medieval moat surrounding the site of a former residential structure.
Bolton Old Hall 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 1008045.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rectilinear enclosures (3.3 km), Ousethorpe medieval settlement, moat and mill 310m south of Ousethorpe Farm (4.3 km), Site of Archbishop's moated palace and fishponds, Hall Garth. (4.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bolton Old Hall 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.
Bolton Old Hall moated site stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.