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Hallgarth medieval hall and moat

England
List entry 1013705
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013705
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.45 hectares
Grid reference
TA 17002 54665
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Hallgarth medieval hall and moat is a scheduled ancient monument located in Yorkshire, England, comprising the earthwork remains of a medieval defensive enclosure. The site consists of a substantial moat surrounding the former hall, representing a form of domestic fortification typical of the medieval period, particularly from the 12th to 16th centuries. Such moated sites were common amongst the minor gentry and substantial landholders throughout northern England, serving both practical defensive purposes and as visible expressions of social status. The earthworks at Hallgarth survive as an important archaeological record of medieval settlement patterns and domestic architecture in the Yorkshire landscape.

Hallgarth medieval hall and moat is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013705. View the official record →

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What is Hallgarth medieval hall and moat?

Hallgarth medieval hall and moat is a scheduled ancient monument located in Yorkshire, England, comprising the earthwork remains of a medieval defensive enclosure.

Who is responsible for protecting Hallgarth medieval hall and moat?

Hallgarth medieval hall and moat 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 1013705.

What other scheduled monuments are near Hallgarth medieval hall and moat?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Royal Observer Corps underground monitoring post and World War II visual spotting post, 200m north of Southfield House (0.6 km), Skipsea Castle: 11th century motte and bailey castle and inland harbour (0.9 km), Village cross (4.3 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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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
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Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Royal Observer Corps underground monitoring post and World War II visual spotting post, 200m north of Southfield House
0.6 km
Skipsea Castle: 11th century motte and bailey castle and inland harbour
0.9 km
Village cross
4.3 km
Medieval complex at Barmston Old Hall, including two moated sites, a pond, three fishponds and associated enclosures with part of a field system.
4.3 km
Moated grange at Moor Grange
4.6 km
East Field crop mark site centred 300m SSE of Northorpe, interpreted as a Neolithic henge later reused as a Bronze Age ringwork
6.4 km
Wharram Hill embankment cross
7.4 km
Moated site in Hall Garth Park
7.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Hallgarth medieval hall and moat

Hallgarth medieval hall and moat stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Hallgarth medieval hall and moat

Star CarrArchaeological site · ~21.1 miles
Domesday entry for Dringhoe, Yorkshire →
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