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Lower Huxley Hall moated site is a medieval earthwork monument located in Cheshire, England. The site comprises the remains of a moated enclosure, a defensive feature characteristic of the medieval period, which would have surrounded a domestic residence or manor house. Such moated sites were particularly common in the northwest of England during the medieval era, serving both practical and symbolic functions for landholding families. The earthwork survives as a notable example of medieval settlement archaeology in the region, preserving evidence of the local social and economic organisation of its period.
Lower Huxley Hall moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011796. View the official record →
Lower Huxley Hall moated site is a medieval earthwork monument located in Cheshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011796.
Lower Huxley 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 1011796.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hatton Hall moated site (2.8 km), Beeston Castle; medieval enclosure castle and site of late prehistoric hillfort (5 km), Cross base and shaft in St Helen's churchyard (5.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Lower Huxley 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.
Lower Huxley Hall moated site stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.