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Paull Holme moated site and tower

England
List entry 1007875
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007875
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.51 hectares
Grid reference
TA 18502 24825
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Paull Holme moated site and tower is a medieval fortified settlement located in the East Riding of Yorkshire. The site comprises a moated enclosure with an associated tower structure, typical of late medieval defensive architecture in northern England. The monument dates from the medieval period, reflecting the settlement patterns and defensive needs of its era. The moated site represents an important example of medieval land use and domestic fortification in the region, with the surviving earthworks and structural remains contributing to understanding of medieval Yorkshire settlement archaeology.

Paull Holme moated site and tower is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007875. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Paull Holme moated site and tower?

Paull Holme moated site and tower is a medieval fortified settlement located in the East Riding of Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007875.

Who is responsible for protecting Paull Holme moated site and tower?

Paull Holme moated site and tower 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 1007875.

What other scheduled monuments are near Paull Holme moated site and tower?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Paull Point Battery, coastal artillery battery and Submarine Mining Establishment (1.7 km), Old Little Humber moated site (2.4 km), Hedon medieval town (3.1 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
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Paull Point Battery, coastal artillery battery and Submarine Mining Establishment
1.7 km
Old Little Humber moated site
2.4 km
Hedon medieval town
3.1 km
World War II decoys for Hull docks, 1580m south east, 600m west and 90m south west of Little Humber
3.5 km
Ravenspurn cross
3.9 km
Second World War QF bombing decoy, known as East Halton, East Marsh, East Marsh Road, Goxhill, 900m south-east of Lynton Stud
5.2 km
Burstwick Castle
5.5 km
Manor Farm moated site
6.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Paull Holme moated site and tower

Paull Holme moated site and tower stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

Domesday entry for Holme, Yorkshire →
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