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The moated site at Halstead Hall is a medieval earthwork monument located in Lincolnshire, England. The site comprises a rectangular moat surrounding the former hall platform, a defensive and status-indicating feature typical of the 12th to 16th centuries. Such moated sites were common amongst minor gentry and substantial farmers during the medieval period, serving both practical and symbolic functions as markers of social standing and property demarcation. The earthworks at Halstead Hall remain visible today as archaeological evidence of medieval settlement and land tenure patterns in the region.
Moated site at Halstead Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017389. View the official record →
The moated site at Halstead Hall is a medieval earthwork monument located in Lincolnshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017389.
Moated site at Halstead 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 1017389.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Churchyard cross, St Peter's churchyard (1.2 km), Site of medieval nunnery (1.5 km), Tower on the Moor (3.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site at Halstead 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 Halstead Hall stands on West Walton Formation, Ampthill Clay Formation And Kimmeridge Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Kimmeridgian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.