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Moated site and fishpond 140m south of St Helen's Church is a medieval defensive earthwork and water management feature located in Yorkshire. The moated site comprises a substantial ditch surrounding a raised platform, typical of aristocratic or ecclesiastical settlements from the twelfth to sixteenth centuries, whilst the adjacent fishpond represents the medieval practice of managing water resources for both sustenance and estate amenity. The monument reflects the integration of residential security and agricultural productivity characteristic of high-status rural settlements during the medieval period. As a nationally designated heritage asset, the site contributes to understanding patterns of medieval settlement and land use in Yorkshire.
Moated site and fishpond 140m south of St Helen's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015543. View the official record →
Moated site and fishpond 140m south of St Helen's Church is a medieval defensive earthwork and water management feature located in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015543.
Moated site and fishpond 140m south of St Helen's Church 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 1015543.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow on Skipwith Common, 810m south of Skipwith Church (0.7 km), Round barrow on Skipwith Common, 800m south east of Adamson Farm (0.8 km), Round barrow on Skipwith Common, 830m south east of Adamson Farm (0.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site and fishpond 140m south of St Helen's Church'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.
Moated site and fishpond 140m south of St Helen's Church stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.