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Moated site of Wolsty Castle

England
List entry 1013508
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013508
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.13 hectares
Grid reference
NY 10487 50603
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Moated site of Wolsty Castle is a medieval fortified enclosure located in Cumberland, England. The site consists of a substantial moat surrounding the castle platform, representing a form of domestic fortification characteristic of the high and late medieval periods. Although ruinous, the earthwork remains a significant archaeological monument demonstrating the defensive strategies and land use patterns of medieval gentry or nobility in the north-west of England. The moated enclosure reflects both the practical and symbolic importance of water-based defences in medieval settlement hierarchy during a period when such fortifications were common among lesser aristocratic landholdings.

Moated site of Wolsty Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013508. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Moated site of Wolsty Castle?

Moated site of Wolsty Castle is a medieval fortified enclosure located in Cumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013508.

Who is responsible for protecting Moated site of Wolsty Castle?

Moated site of Wolsty Castle 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 1013508.

What other scheduled monuments are near Moated site of Wolsty Castle?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman fortlet 40m SSW of Castle Fields (2.7 km), Romano-British farmstead 250m ENE of Belmont House (3.1 km), Bank Mill tower 15a, 250m north west of Belmont House, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast (3.3 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Roman fortlet 40m SSW of Castle Fields
2.7 km
Romano-British farmstead 250m ENE of Belmont House
3.1 km
Bank Mill tower 15a, 250m north west of Belmont House, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
3.3 km
Enclosure 105m SE of Old Mawbray
4.3 km
Enclosure 130m SSE of Old Mawbray
4.9 km
Mawbray Sandpit tower 16b, 680m WSW of Hailforth, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
5.2 km
Enclosure 125m SE of Old Mawbray
5.3 km
Oval enclosure 120m N of Brownrigg Hall
5.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Moated site of Wolsty Castle

Moated site of Wolsty Castle 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 Wolsty Castle

Battle of SarkBattle (1448) · ~16.2 miles
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