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Iddinshall Hall moated site is a medieval monument located in Cheshire, England. The site comprises the remains of a moated enclosure, a defensive earthwork feature characteristic of medieval residential settlements in the English Midlands and North. Moated sites of this type typically date from the 12th to 16th centuries and represent the residences of minor gentry or prosperous farming families. The survival of the moat at Iddinshall Hall provides archaeological evidence of medieval land use and settlement patterns in the Cheshire region.
Iddinshall Hall moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011870. View the official record →
Iddinshall Hall moated site is a medieval monument located in Cheshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011870.
Iddinshall 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 1011870.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cross base and shaft in St Helen's churchyard (1.9 km), Beeston cast iron lock (3.5 km), Beeston Castle; medieval enclosure castle and site of late prehistoric hillfort (3.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Iddinshall 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.
Iddinshall Hall moated site stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.