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Moated site north-west of Mill Hill House Farm is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Cheshire, England. The monument consists of a substantial moat, a water-filled ditch that would have enclosed a residential platform or enclosure, representing a form of domestic fortification characteristic of the medieval period, particularly from the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. Such moated sites were common amongst minor landholders and gentry across England during the Middle Ages, serving both as practical defences and as visible expressions of status and territorial authority. The survival of the earthwork demonstrates the enduring physical legacy of medieval settlement patterns in the Cheshire landscape.
Moated site north-west of Mill Hill House Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012109. View the official record →
Moated site north-west of Mill Hill House Farm is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Cheshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012109.
Moated site north-west of Mill Hill House 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 1012109.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Belgrave moated site and medieval garden (2.2 km), Aldford motte and bailey and shell keep castle (3.5 km), Bruera moated site and adjacent field system (4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site north-west of Mill Hill House 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 north-west of Mill Hill House Farm stands on Permian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.