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Bradley Hall fortified house and underground passages, moated site, pillow mound and fishponds

England

List entry 1019821

Nation

England

The designation

Reference

List entry 1019821

Authority

Historic England (NHLE)

Status

Scheduled Monument

Scheduled area

3.61 hectares

Grid reference

NZ 10827 36207

Boundary

Scheduled area

Overview

History & significance

Bradley Hall is a fortified house and associated medieval monument complex located in Durham, England. The site comprises a moated enclosure containing the fortified hall structure, together with underground passages, pillow mounds indicating ridge-and-furrow agricultural activity, and fishponds that served both practical and ornamental functions. These features date from the medieval period, reflecting the aspirations and resources of a significant landowning family. The combination of defensive works, water management features, and agricultural infrastructure demonstrates the integrated character of high-status rural settlement during the medieval era.

Bradley Hall fortified house and underground passages, moated site, pillow mound and fishponds is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019821. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bradley Hall fortified house and underground passages, moated site, pillow mound and fishponds?

Bradley Hall is a fortified house and associated medieval monument complex located in Durham, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019821.

Who is responsible for protecting Bradley Hall fortified house and underground passages, moated site, pillow mound and fishponds?

Bradley Hall fortified house and underground passages, moated site, pillow mound and fishponds 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 1019821.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bradley Hall fortified house and underground passages, moated site, pillow mound and fishponds?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Harperley Working Camp, World War II prisoner of war camp at Craigside (2 km), 'The Castles' (camp) (3.1 km), Medieval settlement (3.5 km).

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Monuments

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Battlefields

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Roman Britain

The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.

Domesday

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Harperley Working Camp, World War II prisoner of war camp at Craigside

Coke ovens at Inkerman Farm

3.8 km

Remains of Roman aqueduct

10.7 km

The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bradley Hall fortified house and underground passages, moated site, pillow mound and fishponds

Bradley Hall fortified house and underground passages, moated site, pillow mound and fishponds stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Bradley Hall fortified house and underground passages, moated site, pillow mound and fishponds

CatterickRoman town · ~24.1 miles Battle of Neville's Cross 1346Battle (1346) · ~10 miles Battle of Newburn Ford 1640Battle (1640) · ~17.7 miles

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