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

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

England
List entry 1008229
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1008229
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.62 hectares
Grid reference
SE 55055 39834
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Mote Hill is a moated site located approximately 500 metres west of Nun Appleton Hall in Yorkshire, England. The monument comprises a mound with surrounding moat, two associated fishponds, and part of an adjacent field system, representing a typical medieval settlement pattern of the 12th to 16th centuries. The moat and mound formation indicates a manorial or defended residence of medieval date, whilst the fishponds demonstrate the economic importance of aquaculture to the medieval household. The surviving earthworks, together with the adjacent field remains, provide evidence of the organisation and resource management of a medieval rural estate.

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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Questions & answers

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

Mote Hill is a moated site located approximately 500 metres west of Nun Appleton Hall in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008229.

Who is responsible for protecting Mote Hill: a moated site, two fishponds and part of an adjacent field system 500m west of Nun Appleton Hall?

Mote Hill: a moated site, two fishponds and part of an adjacent field system 500m west of Nun Appleton 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 1008229.

What other scheduled monuments are near Mote Hill: a moated site, two fishponds and part of an adjacent field system 500m west of Nun Appleton Hall?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Brocket Hall moated site (2.3 km), Tithe barn (2.4 km), World War II airfield defences at RAF Church Fenton (2.5 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.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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The ground beneath

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

Mote Hill: a moated site, two fishponds and part of an adjacent field system 500m west of Nun Appleton Hall stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.