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Hall Garths moated site, immediately south of St Mary's Church

England
List entry 1017823
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017823
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.33 hectares
Grid reference
SE 75901 25403
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Hall Garths moated site is a medieval domestic enclosure located immediately south of St Mary's Church in Yorkshire. The site comprises a substantial rectangular moat that once surrounded a residential complex, evidence of a medieval manor or hall farm that occupied this location. The moated enclosure represents a common form of medieval elite settlement in northern England, typically dating from the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. Such moated sites served both defensive and status functions, with the water-filled ditch providing protection whilst demonstrating the landowner's social standing and resources.

Hall Garths moated site, immediately south of St Mary's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017823. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Hall Garths moated site, immediately south of St Mary's Church?

Hall Garths moated site is a medieval domestic enclosure located immediately south of St Mary's Church in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017823.

Who is responsible for protecting Hall Garths moated site, immediately south of St Mary's Church?

Hall Garths moated site, immediately south of St Mary's Church 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 1017823.

What other scheduled monuments are near Hall Garths moated site, immediately south of St Mary's Church?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bishop's Manor House (3 km), Howden Church, ruined portions (3 km), Moated site at Metham Hall Farm (4.9 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bishop's Manor House
3 km
Howden Church, ruined portions
3 km
Moated site at Metham Hall Farm
4.9 km
Moated site at Newland Farm
5.8 km
Moated site at Manor Farm, Portington
6.1 km
Wressle Castle
8.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Hall Garths moated site, immediately south of St Mary's Church

Hall Garths moated site, immediately south of St Mary's Church stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Hall Garths moated site, immediately south of St Mary's Church

YorkRoman town · ~19.1 milesBattle of Stamford Bridge 1066Battle (1066) · ~18.6 miles
Domesday entry for Skelton, Yorkshire →
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