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Moat Hall moated site and site of external ancillary buildings, Braithwell is a medieval moated homestead located in South Yorkshire. The monument comprises a substantial rectangular moated enclosure with associated earthworks representing the foundations and platforms of buildings that stood outside the moat itself, indicating a settlement of some status during the medieval period. The site reflects the defensive and residential characteristics typical of moated sites constructed by minor gentry or substantial landholders between the twelfth and sixteenth centuries. The preservation of external building platforms alongside the moated enclosure provides valuable archaeological evidence of the spatial organisation and layout of a medieval domestic complex beyond the moat perimeter.
Moat Hall moated site and site of external ancillary buildings, Braithwell is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012461. View the official record →
Moat Hall moated site and site of external ancillary buildings, Braithwell is a medieval moated homestead located in South Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012461.
Moat Hall moated site and site of external ancillary buildings, Braithwell 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 1012461.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Standing cross at the junction of Holywell Lane with High Street, Maltby Lane and Ashton Lane (0.4 km), Conisbrough Parks Romano-British Villa (3 km), Hellaby: a deserted medieval village and well, enclosure, ridge and furrow and post medieval long house (3.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moat Hall moated site and site of external ancillary buildings, Braithwell's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Moat Hall moated site and site of external ancillary buildings, Braithwell stands on Zechstein Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Permian. The rock here is dolomitised limestone and dolomite.