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Peel Hall moated site is a scheduled ancient monument located at Kingsley in Cheshire, consisting of the earthwork remains of a medieval moated homestead. The site comprises a substantial rectangular moat surrounding what would have been the residential and domestic enclosure of a medieval manor house, representing a form of defensive settlement characteristic of the medieval period. The moat itself survives as a clearly defined earthwork feature, preserving evidence of the water-filled ditch that once enclosed the hall and its associated buildings. This type of moated site was particularly common in the North West of England during the medieval period and provides archaeological evidence of medieval settlement patterns and land management in the Cheshire landscape.
Peel Hall moated site, Kingsley is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010795. View the official record →
Peel Hall moated site is a scheduled ancient monument located at Kingsley in Cheshire, consisting of the earthwork remains of a medieval moated homestead.
Peel Hall moated site, Kingsley 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 1010795.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including 14th century kiln (7.1 km), Kelsborrow promontory fort on Castle Hill 300m south west of Castle Hill Farm (8 km), Oakmere promontory fort on the east bank of Oakmere 300m north west of Corner Farm (8.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Peel Hall moated site, Kingsley'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.
Peel Hall moated site, Kingsley stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.