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Moated site in Hall Garth Park is a medieval defensive and residential enclosure located in Yorkshire. The site comprises a substantial water-filled or formerly water-filled ditch surrounding a raised platform, a characteristic feature of moated homesteads that were widespread throughout England during the medieval period, particularly from the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. Such moated sites typically served as the focal points of agricultural holdings, providing both practical water supply and a degree of protection for the domestic and ancillary buildings constructed within the enclosure. The Hall Garth Park example represents an important surviving example of this domestic settlement form, preserving evidence of medieval land organisation and the evolution of the Yorkshire landscape.
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 and residential enclosure 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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