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Brocket Hall moated site is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Yorkshire, England. The site comprises a substantial moated enclosure, a characteristic form of aristocratic or manorial residence that became widespread across England during the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. The moat, which would originally have held water as a boundary and defensive feature, survives as an earthwork forming a roughly rectangular plan. The monument represents the physical remains of a medieval domestic and agricultural establishment, with the moat indicating the status and administrative importance of the site during its period of occupation.
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 defensive earthwork located in Yorkshire, England. 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).
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