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Moated site and pond at Charnes Old Hall is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Staffordshire, England. The moated enclosure represents a form of settlement protection common among minor gentry and substantial landholders during the medieval period, typically dating from the 12th to 16th centuries. The site comprises a water-filled or water-retaining ditch surrounding a raised platform, creating an island-like stronghold that would have been difficult to access without permission or crossing. Such moated sites, though less formidable than castles, provided both physical defence and status symbol to their medieval occupants, and their surviving earthworks remain important archaeological evidence of medieval settlement patterns and land ownership in the English countryside.
Moated site and pond at Charnes Old Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007620. View the official record →
Moated site and pond at Charnes Old Hall is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Staffordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007620.
Moated site and pond at Charnes Old 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 1007620.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site in Reynold's Orchard (1.8 km), Auctioneer's Mound; a bowl barrow 70m NE of St John the Baptist's Church (3.3 km), Bishop's Wood glass furnace (3.8 km).
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