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Irby Hall moated site is a medieval monument located in Irby, Wirral, Cheshire. The site comprises the earthwork remains of a moated enclosure, a defensive feature commonly associated with high-status medieval residences and farmsteads in the region. The moat, which would have surrounded the residential or administrative buildings, dates from the medieval period and represents the physical infrastructure of a substantial medieval settlement. Such moated sites are characteristic of the landscape archaeology of medieval Cheshire and the North West, reflecting patterns of landholding and settlement organisation during the twelfth to sixteenth centuries.
Irby Hall moated site, Wirral is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012628. View the official record →
Irby Hall moated site is a medieval monument located in Irby, Wirral, Cheshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012628.
Irby Hall moated site, Wirral 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 1012628.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Standing cross in the churchyard of the Church of the Holy Cross at Woodchurch (3.2 km), Grange Beacon, Column Road, Hoylake (4 km), Site of church and churchyard at Overchurch 875m north west of Upton Hall (4.6 km).
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