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Pool Hall moated site is a medieval moated enclosure located in Shropshire. The site comprises a substantial water-filled or water-retaining moat surrounding a raised platform that once held domestic or agricultural buildings, a settlement pattern characteristic of the 12th to 16th centuries in the English Midlands. Moated sites of this type typically served as the defended homesteads of minor gentry or substantial farmers, combining practical water management with defensive capability. The Pool Hall example represents an important surviving example of medieval settlement archaeology in the county, preserving evidence of the small-scale social hierarchy and land organisation of medieval rural England.
Pool Hall moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019833. View the official record →
Pool Hall moated site is a medieval moated enclosure located in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019833.
Pool Hall 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 1019833.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site at Pickard's Farm (2.3 km), Butter Cross 350m north west of Yewtree Cottage (2.5 km), Moated site and fishpond 170m and 160m south east of Chidleys Farm (3.7 km).
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