© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)
Moated site at Bickerstaffe Hall is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Lancashire. The site consists of a substantial moat surrounding the hall, representing a form of settlement fortification typical of the medieval period, particularly from the 13th century onwards. Such moated sites served both practical defensive purposes and as markers of status and territorial control among the landowning classes. The surviving earthwork demonstrates the layout and scale of a medieval elite residence, contributing to our understanding of domestic settlement patterns and social hierarchy in medieval Lancashire.
Moated site at Bickerstaffe Hall. is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011999. View the official record →
Moated site at Bickerstaffe Hall is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Lancashire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011999.
Moated site at Bickerstaffe 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 1011999.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cunscough Hall moated site, Melling (3.5 km), Cross Hall moated site (4.5 km), Earthworks in Spa Roughs Wood (5.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site at Bickerstaffe Hall.'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 at Bickerstaffe Hall. stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.