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King's Hall moated site is a medieval moated enclosure situated approximately 480 metres east of Broadwater House Farm in Lincolnshire. The monument comprises a substantial rectangular moat surrounding what would have been a residential or manorial complex, characteristic of the medieval period when such water-filled defences served both practical and status-related functions for landowners. The site's survival as an archaeological feature indicates the former presence of a significant holding, though the specific historical associations of the site remain largely undocumented in readily accessible records. Such moated sites are common across the English landscape and typically date from the 12th to 16th centuries, representing an important class of medieval settlement archaeology.
King's Hall moated site, 480m east of Broadwater House Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017217. View the official record →
King's Hall moated site is a medieval moated enclosure situated approximately 480 metres east of Broadwater House Farm in Lincolnshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017217.
King's Hall moated site, 480m east of Broadwater House Farm 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 1017217.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Churchyard cross, St Mary's churchyard (3 km), Elloe Stone (3.5 km), Churchyard cross, St Mary's churchyard (4.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of King's Hall moated site, 480m east of Broadwater House Farm'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.
King's Hall moated site, 480m east of Broadwater House Farm stands on West Walton Formation, Ampthill Clay Formation And Kimmeridge Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Kimmeridgian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.