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The moated site at Leigh Hall is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Shropshire. The monument comprises a substantial water-filled moat enclosing a residential platform, a characteristic form of domestic fortification that became prevalent among the English gentry and minor nobility during the 12th to 16th centuries. The site represents the physical remains of a manorial settlement where the moat served both defensive and status functions, reflecting the medieval hierarchy of rural settlement and land ownership. Such moated sites are particularly common in the English Midlands and demonstrate the dispersed pattern of medieval settlement in areas where nucleated villages were less dominant.
Moated site at Leigh Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019010. View the official record →
The moated site at Leigh Hall is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019010.
Moated site at Leigh 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 1019010.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mitchell's Fold stone circle, standing stone and cairn 280m south west of Mitchell's Fold (6 km), Ritton Castle: a slight univallate hillfort and a ringwork and bailey castle (6.1 km), Round cairn on Stiperstones, 150m south of Manstone Rock. (6.2 km).
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