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Moat House is a moated site located in Staffordshire, England, representing a form of domestic settlement fortification characteristic of the medieval period. The site comprises a substantial water-filled or water-defended enclosure typical of moated homesteads, which served as the residences of minor gentry and prosperous landholders from approximately the twelfth century onwards. Such moated sites functioned both as practical defences against local disturbances and as visible expressions of social status and territorial control. The Moat House site is recorded as a scheduled ancient monument under the National Heritage List for England, reflecting its archaeological and historical importance as evidence of medieval settlement patterns and land use in the Midlands.
Moat House moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011877. View the official record →
Moat House is a moated site located in Staffordshire, England, representing a form of domestic settlement fortification characteristic of the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011877.
Moat House 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 1011877.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cross in St Mary's churchyard (3 km), Cross in All Saints churchyard (4.5 km), Anglian cross 25m south of St Peter's Collegiate Church (5.8 km).
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