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Moated site 400m north east of New Hall

England
List entry 1017063
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017063
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.53 hectares
Grid reference
SJ 29353 80962
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Moated site 400m north east of New Hall is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Cheshire, England. The site comprises a moat, a water-filled defensive ditch that once surrounded a residential structure, characteristic of the medieval period when such features were common amongst the landholding classes. Moated sites of this type typically date from the twelfth to sixteenth centuries and served both practical and symbolic functions, providing security and demonstrating social status. The survival of the earthwork as an upstanding monument indicates its archaeological value in understanding medieval settlement patterns and domestic fortification in the region.

Moated site 400m north east of New Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017063. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Moated site 400m north east of New Hall?

Moated site 400m north east of New Hall is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Cheshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017063.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated site 400m north east of New Hall?

Moated site 400m north east of New Hall 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 1017063.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moated site 400m north east of New Hall?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Storeton Hall, Bebington (3.6 km), Irby Hall moated site, Wirral (5 km), Bromborough Court House moated site and fishponds, Wirral (6 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Storeton Hall, Bebington
3.6 km
Irby Hall moated site, Wirral
5 km
Bromborough Court House moated site and fishponds, Wirral
6 km
St Andrew's medieval hospital and limekiln, Denhall
6.4 km
Icehouse 110m south west of Burton Manor College main building
7.2 km
Promontory fort on Burton Point 550m south west of Burton Point Farm
7.5 km
Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 250m north east of New Farm Cottages
8.8 km
Castell y Fflint
Medieval · Castle9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moated site 400m north east of New Hall

Moated site 400m north east of New Hall stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Moated site 400m north east of New Hall

Battle of Rowton Heath 1645Battle (1645) · ~15.1 miles
Domesday entry for Thornton, Cheshire →
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