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Moated site 550m south east of Scorborough Hall

England
List entry 1016250
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016250
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.51 hectares
Grid reference
TA 02146 44998
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Moated site 550m south east of Scorborough Hall is a medieval defensive homestead situated in Yorkshire. The site comprises a substantial moat, a characteristic feature of medieval aristocratic and manorial settlement in England, which would have surrounded a residential structure and provided both defensive and status-marking functions. Dating to the medieval period, such moated sites represent an important category of archaeological evidence for understanding the settlement patterns and social organisation of rural medieval England. The monument is recorded on the National Heritage List for England as a scheduled ancient monument, reflecting its archaeological significance as a surviving example of medieval domestic fortification.

Moated site 550m south east of Scorborough Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016250. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Moated site 550m south east of Scorborough Hall?

Moated site 550m south east of Scorborough Hall is a medieval defensive homestead situated in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016250.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated site 550m south east of Scorborough Hall?

Moated site 550m south east of Scorborough 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 1016250.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moated site 550m south east of Scorborough Hall?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Westwood Common, 50m north of Blackmill (5.9 km), Oval barrow on Westwood Common, 55m north west of Blackmill (6 km), Square barrow on Westwood Common, 50m west of Blackmill (6 km).

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Overview
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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
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow on Westwood Common, 50m north of Blackmill
5.9 km
Oval barrow on Westwood Common, 55m north west of Blackmill
6 km
Square barrow on Westwood Common, 50m west of Blackmill
6 km
Romano-British enclosure and two adjoining fields on Westwood Common, 510m south west of Blackmill
6.1 km
Square barrow on Westwood Common, 120m south of Blackmill
6.1 km
Beverley sanctuary limit stone, Walkington cross
7.8 km
Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 350m west of Butt Farm
8.1 km
Beverley sanctuary limit stone, Bentley cross
8.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moated site 550m south east of Scorborough Hall

Moated site 550m south east of Scorborough Hall stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Moated site 550m south east of Scorborough Hall

Star CarrArchaeological site · ~23.9 miles
Domesday entry for Scorborough, Yorkshire →
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