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Maple Hayes moated site is a medieval monument located in Staffordshire, England. The site comprises a moated enclosure typical of high-status settlement patterns from the medieval period, with the water-filled ditches forming a defensive and prestige-enhancing boundary around the residential complex. Such moated sites were commonly established by minor nobility and wealthy landowners from the 12th century onwards, representing investment in both domestic security and social status. The survival of the moat at Maple Hayes, together with associated earthworks, provides evidence of medieval settlement and land use patterns in the region.
Maple Hayes moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009054. View the official record →
Maple Hayes moated site is a medieval monument located in Staffordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009054.
Maple Hayes 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 1009054.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prince Rupert's Mound: a 17th century fieldwork (1.2 km), NE corner tower, wall and ditch of close defences (1.4 km), Grey Friars (1.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Maple Hayes 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.
Maple Hayes moated site stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.