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Moated site at Arley Hall, Haigh near Wigan

England
List entry 1014722
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1014722
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.41 hectares
Grid reference
SD 58891 10701
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Moated site at Arley Hall, Haigh near Wigan is a medieval defensive earthwork consisting of a substantial water-filled moat surrounding a raised platform or island. The site dates from the medieval period, likely established between the twelfth and sixteenth centuries, representing a common form of aristocratic or manorial settlement in Lancashire during this era. The moat would have provided both defensive protection and a symbol of status for the landholding family resident there. The earthwork survives as an important archaeological monument documenting the pattern of medieval settlement and land use in the region.

Moated site at Arley Hall, Haigh near Wigan is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014722. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Moated site at Arley Hall, Haigh near Wigan?

Moated site at Arley Hall, Haigh near Wigan is a medieval defensive earthwork consisting of a substantial water-filled moat surrounding a raised platform or island. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014722.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated site at Arley Hall, Haigh near Wigan?

Moated site at Arley Hall, Haigh near Wigan 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 1014722.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moated site at Arley Hall, Haigh near Wigan?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Moat House moated site 600m WNW of St David's Church (2 km), Market cross in the marketplace to the west of St Wilfrid's Church, Standish (2.7 km), Cross base on Green Lane 300m north of Strickland House Farm, Standish (2.8 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.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

The Moat House moated site 600m WNW of St David's Church
2 km
Market cross in the marketplace to the west of St Wilfrid's Church, Standish
2.7 km
Cross base on Green Lane 300m north of Strickland House Farm, Standish
2.8 km
Cross base at the junction of Standish Green Lane, Standish Wood Lane and Beech Walk, 200m NNW of Strickland House Farm, Standish
3 km
Cross base on Standish Wood Lane 700m south east of Standish Hall
3.3 km
Haigh Sough mine drainage portal, 310m west of Park House
3.6 km
Headless Cross, Grimeford
3.8 km
Mabs Cross on Standishgate, 20m west of Mabs Cross School building
4.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moated site at Arley Hall, Haigh near Wigan

Moated site at Arley Hall, Haigh near Wigan stands on Pennine Lower Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Lower Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.

The wider landscape

Around Moated site at Arley Hall, Haigh near Wigan

Battle of Winwick (also known as Battle of Red Bank) 1648Battle (1648) · ~10.2 miles
Domesday entry for holland, Cheshire →
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