Scheduled MonumentsEnglandKelfield moated site and fishpond, 180m north of Kelfield Church

Kelfield moated site and fishpond, 180m north of Kelfield Church

England
List entry 1017459
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017459
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.67 hectares
Grid reference
SE 59495 38537, SE 59495 38537
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Kelfield moated site and fishpond is a medieval monument located approximately 180 metres north of Kelfield Church in Yorkshire. The site comprises a moated enclosure of probable thirteenth-century origin, characteristic of the period when such defensive or high-status residential compounds were commonly established by landholding families across northern England. The associated fishpond represents a typical medieval economic feature, used to supply fresh fish to the household and demonstrating the agricultural sophistication of the settlement. The earthwork remains survive as distinctive topographic features in the landscape, preserving evidence of medieval settlement and land management practices in the Yorkshire region.

Kelfield moated site and fishpond, 180m north of Kelfield Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017459. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Kelfield moated site and fishpond, 180m north of Kelfield Church?

Kelfield moated site and fishpond is a medieval monument located approximately 180 metres north of Kelfield Church in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017459.

Who is responsible for protecting Kelfield moated site and fishpond, 180m north of Kelfield Church?

Kelfield moated site and fishpond, 180m north of Kelfield 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 1017459.

What other scheduled monuments are near Kelfield moated site and fishpond, 180m north of Kelfield Church?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including York prebendary manor moated site, 300m north west of Hawthorn Farm (2.1 km), Kensbury moated site, fishpond and fragment of a medieval field system (2.2 km), Cawood Castle and Castle Garth: residence of the medieval Archbishops of York and associated enclosure containing gardens, five fishponds and a quarry pit (2.3 km).

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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
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Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Kelfield moated site and fishpond, 180m north of Kelfield Church

Kelfield moated site and fishpond, 180m north of Kelfield Church stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.