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Brocket Hall moated site is a medieval monument located in Yorkshire, England, consisting of a substantial moated enclosure that represents a form of aristocratic or manorial residence common in the medieval period. The site comprises a water-filled ditch surrounding a raised platform, a defensive and prestigious feature typical of high-status settlement sites from the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. The moated enclosure would have contained structures associated with domestic and administrative functions characteristic of medieval landholding, though the specific archaeological details of the Hall itself remain subject to further investigation. Such moated sites serve as important evidence for understanding the distribution and character of medieval settlement patterns and the social hierarchy of rural medieval England.
Brocket Hall moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008228. View the official record →
Brocket Hall moated site is a medieval monument located in Yorkshire, England, consisting of a substantial moated enclosure that represents a form of aristocratic or manorial residence common in the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008228.
Brocket 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 1008228.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Andrew's College and moat, 440m north east of College Farm (2.2 km), Mote Hill: a moated site, two fishponds and part of an adjacent field system 500m west of Nun Appleton Hall (2.3 km), Tithe barn (2.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Brocket 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.
Brocket Hall moated site stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.