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Crosland Lower Hall moated site is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Yorkshire. The site comprises a moated enclosure, a form of residential fortification characteristic of the later medieval period, when such features were constructed around the halls of minor gentry and prosperous landowners. The moat, which would originally have been water-filled, provided both practical defence and a visible marker of the occupant's status. The monument represents the established pattern of rural settlement and land ownership in northern England during the medieval period.
Crosland Lower Hall moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013896. View the official record →
Crosland Lower Hall moated site is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013896.
Crosland Lower 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 1013896.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairnfield in Honley Old Wood, 280m north west of The Woodlands (0.6 km), Cairnfield in Slate Pits Wood, 170m north west of Oak Cottage (1.4 km), Cairnfield in Hagg Wood, Honley, 375m south east of Upper Hagg (3.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Crosland Lower 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.
Crosland Lower Hall moated site stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.