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Moated site in Hall Garth Park is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Yorkshire. The site comprises a substantial moat, a water-filled ditch that once enclosed a residential or manorial complex, typical of the 12th to 16th century period when such features were constructed by landowners of moderate means seeking to protect their dwellings and demesnes. The moated enclosure represents the physical remains of a domestic settlement of medieval date, preserving evidence of land organisation and social hierarchy characteristic of the feudal landscape. Such moated sites are now recorded as scheduled ancient monuments and afford important archaeological insight into medieval rural settlement patterns across northern England.
Moated site in Hall Garth Park is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007845. View the official record →
Moated site in Hall Garth Park is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007845.
Moated site in Hall Garth Park 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 1007845.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including East Field crop mark site centred 300m SSE of Northorpe, interpreted as a Neolithic henge later reused as a Bronze Age ringwork (1.2 km), Medieval settlement of Southorpe and field system, north east of Southorpe Farm (1.4 km), Village cross (3.3 km).
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