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Parkshaw moated site is a medieval earthwork monument located approximately 170 metres north west of Wood Farm in Yorkshire, England. The site consists of a moated enclosure, a defensive feature commonly constructed during the medieval period to surround domestic or manorial settlements. Such moated sites were particularly prevalent in England during the twelfth to sixteenth centuries, serving both practical and status-conscious purposes for their occupants. The monument survives as an archaeological feature of landscape and settlement history, preserving evidence of medieval land use and social organisation in the Yorkshire region.
Parkshaw moated site, 170m north west of Wood Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016025. View the official record →
Parkshaw moated site is a medieval earthwork monument located approximately 170 metres north west of Wood Farm in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016025.
Parkshaw moated site, 170m north west of Wood Farm 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 1016025.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Fenwick Hall moated site (3.1 km), Moat Hill moated site (3.1 km), Manorial complex including the site of Norton Manor House, chapel, dovecote, moat, fishponds, field system and mill, 600m south west of Wentbank House (4.6 km).
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