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Moated site at Metham Hall Farm is a medieval earthwork monument located in Yorkshire, consisting of a substantial defensive or manorial moat enclosing residential structures typical of the 12th to 16th centuries. The site represents the physical remains of a moated homestead, a common form of settlement fortification for minor gentry and prosperous farmers during the medieval period. The moat survives as an observable landscape feature, preserving evidence of domestic occupation and land management practices characteristic of medieval rural England. Such moated enclosures functioned both as status symbols and practical defences, with the water-filled ditch providing security and boundary demarcation for the enclosed dwelling and its associated yards.
Moated site at Metham Hall Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007972. View the official record →
Moated site at Metham Hall Farm is a medieval earthwork monument located in Yorkshire, consisting of a substantial defensive or manorial moat enclosing residential structures typical of the 12th to 16th centuries. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007972.
Moated site at Metham Hall 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 1007972.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hall Garth moated site, associated drainage channels and fishpond (2.4 km), Moated site at Newland Farm (4.4 km), Hall Garths moated site, immediately south of St Mary's Church (4.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site at Metham Hall Farm'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 Metham Hall Farm stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.