Scheduled MonumentsEnglandMulton Hall moated site

Multon Hall moated site

England
List entry 1018584
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018584
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
4.25 hectares
Grid reference
TF 33901 37942
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Multon Hall moated site is a medieval residential enclosure located in Lincolnshire, England. The site comprises a substantial moated platform that once surrounded a domestic settlement, typical of aristocratic and manorial settlements of the medieval period. The moat remains largely intact and represents a characteristic example of medieval defensive and status-conscious settlement patterns found across the East Midlands. The site is recorded as a scheduled ancient monument, indicating its significance to the understanding of medieval settlement archaeology and domestic architecture in the region.

Multon Hall moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018584. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Multon Hall moated site?

Multon Hall moated site is a medieval residential enclosure located in Lincolnshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018584.

Who is responsible for protecting Multon Hall moated site?

Multon Hall moated site 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 1018584.

What other scheduled monuments are near Multon Hall moated site?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wybert's Castle medieval moated site (3.1 km), Churchyard cross, All Saints' churchyard (5.2 km), Moated site 480m north east of Wyberton West Hospital (5.3 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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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Multon Hall moated site

Multon Hall moated site stands on West Walton Formation, Ampthill Clay Formation And Kimmeridge Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Kimmeridgian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.