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Moated site of Scarisbrick Hall.

England
List entry 1011997
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1011997
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.1 hectares
Grid reference
SD 39087 12816
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Moated site of Scarisbrick Hall is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Lancashire, England. The site consists of a moat, a water-filled ditch that once surrounded a residential or manorial dwelling, dating to the medieval period. Such moated sites are characteristic of the 12th to 16th centuries and typically indicate the presence of a fortified manor house or similar high-status residence. The moat at Scarisbrick represents an important survival of medieval domestic architecture and the landscape patterns associated with medieval landholding and settlement in Lancashire.

Moated site of Scarisbrick Hall. is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011997. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Moated site of Scarisbrick Hall.?

Moated site of Scarisbrick Hall is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Lancashire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011997.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated site of Scarisbrick Hall.?

Moated site of Scarisbrick Hall. 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 1011997.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moated site of Scarisbrick Hall.?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Scarisbrick Park holy well (0.9 km), Scarisbrick Park wayside cross (0.9 km), Halsall medieval rectory (3 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Scarisbrick Park holy well
0.9 km
Scarisbrick Park wayside cross
0.9 km
Halsall medieval rectory
3 km
Burscough Augustinian Priory
5.2 km
Cross Hall moated site
6 km
Roman Fort and sections of Roman Roads
6 km
Domestic chapel of St Katharine of Alexandria and burial ground
8.4 km
Moated site at Bickerstaffe Hall.
10.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moated site of Scarisbrick Hall.

Moated site of Scarisbrick Hall. stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Moated site of Scarisbrick Hall.

Battle of Winwick (also known as Battle of Red Bank) 1648Battle (1648) · ~17.1 miles
Domesday entry for Halsall, Cheshire →
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