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Old Bold Hall moated site is a medieval moated enclosure located at Bold in Lancashire, England. The site comprises the earthwork remains of a moat that formerly enclosed a residential complex, representing a form of domestic fortification typical of the medieval period in northern England. Such moated sites were particularly prevalent during the 12th to 16th centuries and served both defensive and status-affirming purposes for landholding families of modest means. The survival of the earthwork at Old Bold Hall, despite subsequent agricultural use of the surrounding landscape, provides archaeological evidence of medieval settlement patterns and land organisation in Lancashire.
Old Bold Hall moated site, Bold is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010703. View the official record →
Old Bold Hall moated site is a medieval moated enclosure located at Bold in Lancashire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010703.
Old Bold Hall moated site, Bold 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 1010703.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Barrow Old Hall moated site, Great Sankey (2.1 km), Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite 380m east of South Lane Farm (2.3 km), Cranshaw Hall moated site (2.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Old Bold Hall moated site, Bold'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.
Old Bold Hall moated site, Bold stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.