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Ightfield Hall moated site is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Shropshire, England. The site comprises a moated enclosure typical of the high medieval period, when such water-filled ditches served both practical defensive and status-bearing functions for minor nobility and gentry. The moat remains substantially preserved as an archaeological monument, retaining its characteristic ditch system which would originally have surrounded a domestic or manorial complex. Such moated sites were widespread across England from the twelfth century onwards and represent an important class of medieval settlement evidence, though Ightfield Hall's precise dating and original structural arrangements require further archaeological investigation to establish with certainty.
Ightfield Hall moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016830. View the official record →
Ightfield Hall moated site is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Shropshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016830.
Ightfield 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 1016830.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site immediately north west of Cloverley Farm (2.4 km), Moated site in Upper Kempley Wood, Willaston (3.4 km), Moated site in Moat Plantation, Newstreet Lane (3.4 km).
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