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Moated site at Chapelgarth is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Yorkshire, comprising a substantial water-filled or water-retaining ditch that once enclosed a residential or manorial settlement. The monument dates to the medieval period, when such moated enclosures were common features of the English landscape, serving as status symbols and practical defences for the dwellings and ancillary buildings they protected. The site lies approximately 450 metres north-east of Manor Farm, where the surviving earthwork demonstrates the characteristic form of a moated homestead, with its ditch system remaining largely intact despite the passage of centuries. Such monuments are valuable archaeological records of medieval land use, settlement patterns, and the organisation of rural estates during this formative period of English history.
Moated site at Chapelgarth, 450m north east of Manor Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015303. View the official record →
Moated site at Chapelgarth is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Yorkshire, comprising a substantial water-filled or water-retaining ditch that once enclosed a residential or manorial settlement. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015303.
Moated site at Chapelgarth, 450m north east of Manor Farm 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 1015303.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated grange at Monk Farm (2.4 km), Park Closes moated lodge, 130m south west of Park Farm (5.5 km), Motte and bailey castle, fishpond and moated site north and east of Aughton church (5.8 km).
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