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Micklehead Green moated site is a medieval moated enclosure located in Lancashire, England. The site comprises a substantial rectangular moat surrounding what would have been a residential or manorial complex, typical of medieval settlement patterns in the region. Dating to the medieval period, the monument represents the type of defended or status-conscious domestic settlement that became widespread across England from the twelfth century onwards. The moat remains a significant archaeological feature, preserving evidence of medieval land use and social organisation in Lancashire.
Micklehead Green moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012329. View the official record →
Micklehead Green moated site is a medieval moated enclosure located in Lancashire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012329.
Micklehead Green 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 1012329.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Anne's Well (1.1 km), Rainhill Hall Farm moated site and twelve fishponds in The Rough (2.3 km), Cranshaw Hall moated site (2.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Micklehead Green 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.
Micklehead Green moated site stands on Pennine Middle Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Middle Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.