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Bostock Hall moated site is a medieval earthwork monument located in Cheshire, England. The site comprises a substantial moated enclosure that dates to the medieval period, representing a form of defensive or prestigious residential settlement common among the landholding classes during the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. The moat itself survives as a prominent topographic feature, indicating the former presence of a significant dwelling or manor house at the centre of the enclosure. Such moated sites reflect the importance of water-based defences and the desire to establish clearly demarcated territorial boundaries characteristic of medieval land management and domestic architecture in the English Midlands and surrounding regions.
Bostock Hall moated site. is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012357. View the official record →
Bostock Hall moated site is a medieval earthwork monument located in Cheshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012357.
Bostock 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 1012357.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including King Street Roman fort, Harbutt's Field (2.5 km), Kinderton Hall moated site, two annexes, five fishponds, garden and prospect mound (3 km), Bowl barrow 160m north-east of Moultonbank Farm (3.2 km).
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