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Old Hall Heys moated site is a medieval monument located in Cheshire, England. The site comprises the earthwork remains of a moat, a water-filled defensive ditch that formerly enclosed a residential or administrative structure typical of the medieval period. Moated sites of this type were particularly prevalent in northern England during the twelfth to sixteenth centuries, serving both defensive and status-affirming functions for their occupants. The survival of the moat's earthwork evidence makes Old Hall Heys an important archaeological record of medieval settlement patterns and land use in the Cheshire region.
Old Hall Heys moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012101. View the official record →
Old Hall Heys moated site is a medieval monument located in Cheshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012101.
Old Hall Heys 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 1012101.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castle Hill motte, Malpas (2 km), Medieval village and field system remains immediately south of Bradley Hall (3.5 km), Castle Hill motte and ditch system, Oldcastle (5.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Old Hall Heys moated site'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 Hall Heys moated site stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.