Mote Hill: a moated site, two fishponds and part of an adjacent field system 500m west of Nun Appleton Hall

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History & significance

Mote Hill is a moated site located approximately 500 metres west of Nun Appleton Hall in Yorkshire, England. The monument comprises a mounded earthwork surrounded by a substantial moat, together with two associated fishponds and adjoining field systems that reflect medieval agricultural organisation. The site dates to the medieval period and represents the physical remains of a high-status residential enclosure, with the moat and fishponds indicating both defensive capability and the provision of fresh fish for the household. The survival of the field system in proximity to the moated site provides archaeological evidence of the wider landscape management and resource exploitation characteristic of medieval manorial estates.

Mote Hill: a moated site, two fishponds and part of an adjacent field system 500m west of Nun Appleton Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008229. View the official record →

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