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The moated site south of White House in Yorkshire is a medieval residential enclosure surrounded by water-filled ditches, a common defensive and status-marking feature of the period. The site dates to the medieval period, likely the 12th to 16th centuries, when such moated homesteads served as the domestic centres of minor landholders and gentry throughout England. The associated water-management features indicate deliberate hydraulic engineering to maintain the moat system, demonstrating the landowner's resources and control over their immediate landscape. The monument survives as earthwork remains that contribute to understanding medieval settlement patterns and social hierarchy in Yorkshire.
Moated site and water-management features south of White House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007974. View the official record →
The moated site south of White House in Yorkshire is a medieval residential enclosure surrounded by water-filled ditches, a common defensive and status-marking feature of the period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007974.
Moated site and water-management features south of White House 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 1007974.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Site of Ellerton Priory (4.3 km), Giant's Hill motte (4.7 km), Moated site at St Lois Farm (5.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site and water-management features south of White House'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 water-management features south of White House stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.