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Moated site of Lea Hall is a medieval defensive earthwork located near Leahall Farm in Cheshire. The site comprises a moat system typical of the high medieval period, when such water-filled enclosures served as status symbols and practical defences for the residences of gentry and minor nobility. The moated enclosure would have originally surrounded a timber or stone dwelling, though the superstructure has not survived. This monument represents the widespread tradition of moated settlement construction that flourished across northern England during the twelfth to sixteenth centuries.
Moated site of Lea Hall, 80m east of Leahall Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016807. View the official record →
Moated site of Lea Hall is a medieval defensive earthwork located near Leahall Farm in Cheshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016807.
Moated site of Lea Hall, 80m east of Leahall 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 1016807.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 120m north-east of Rose Farm (4.1 km), Holt Bridge (4.9 km), Farndon Holt Bridge Also in Clwyd: Wales (4.9 km).
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