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Moated site at Upsland Farm is a medieval defensive or manorial earthwork located in Yorkshire. The monument comprises a water-filled or formerly water-filled moat surrounding a raised platform or island, a characteristic form of high-status settlement or fortified residence dating to the medieval period. Such moated sites were typically constructed between the eleventh and sixteenth centuries, serving as the focal points of manor houses or agricultural holdings. The earthwork remains visible as an archaeological feature and is protected as a scheduled ancient monument under English Heritage legislation.
Moated site at Upsland Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015439. View the official record →
Moated site at Upsland Farm is a medieval defensive or manorial earthwork located in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015439.
Moated site at Upsland 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 1015439.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hutton Hall (site of) (6.6 km), Round barrow at Moor House (7.8 km), Henge monument 500m north west of Low Barn (7.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site at Upsland 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 Upsland Farm stands on Permian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.