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Moated site south of The Hall is a medieval moated enclosure located in Leicestershire. The monument comprises a substantial water-filled or water-retaining ditch system that once enclosed a residential or manorial site, typical of high-status settlement patterns from the 12th to 16th centuries. Such moated sites served both defensive and status-asserting functions within the medieval landscape, marking the presence of a significant household or estate centre. The site remains archaeologically important as evidence of medieval settlement hierarchy and land use in the East Midlands.
Moated site south of The Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009198. View the official record →
Moated site south of The Hall is a medieval moated enclosure located in Leicestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009198.
Moated site south of The 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 1009198.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site 440m south west of Lindridge Fields Farm (3.2 km), Roman foundations E of Barton Road (3.5 km), Bowl barrow at Sutton Cheney (4.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site south of The Hall'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 south of The Hall stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.