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Scaleby Castle moated site

England
List entry 1019762
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019762
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.29 hectares
Grid reference
NY 44907 62456
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Scaleby Castle moated site is a medieval fortified residence located in Cumberland, England. The site comprises the earthwork remains of a moated enclosure that dates from the medieval period, representing a form of defensive domestic architecture characteristic of northern English border territories. The moat and associated earthworks survive as significant archaeological features, providing evidence of medieval settlement and land use patterns in the region. The site's survival as upstanding earthworks makes it an important example of medieval moated site archaeology in Cumberland.

Scaleby Castle moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019762. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Scaleby Castle moated site?

Scaleby Castle moated site is a medieval fortified residence located in Cumberland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019762.

Who is responsible for protecting Scaleby Castle moated site?

Scaleby Castle 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 1019762.

What other scheduled monuments are near Scaleby Castle moated site?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hadrian's Wall between Houghton Road and Tarraby in wall mile 64 (5.6 km), Hadrian's Wall between Tarraby and Beech Grove, Knowefield in wall miles 64 and 65 (6.3 km), Hadrian's Wall vallum between the boundaries north of the properties on Whiteclosegate and the field boundary west of Wall Knowe in wall miles 64 and 65 (6.3 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
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Hadrian's Wall between Houghton Road and Tarraby in wall mile 64
5.6 km
Hadrian's Wall between Tarraby and Beech Grove, Knowefield in wall miles 64 and 65
6.3 km
Hadrian's Wall vallum between the boundaries north of the properties on Whiteclosegate and the field boundary west of Wall Knowe in wall miles 64 and 65
6.3 km
Hadrian's Wall and vallum between the field boundary west of Wall Knowe and Scotland Road including the Roman fort at Stanwix in wall mile 65
7.1 km
City wall, NE side
7.9 km
Carlisle Castle; medieval tower keep castle, two lengths of city wall, a 16th century battery, and part of an earlier Roman fort known as Luguvalium
8.1 km
Area of Roman and medieval towns, bounded by Annetwell Street, Abbey Street, Castle Street and Paternoster Row
8.2 km
Carlisle Cathedral precinct
8.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Scaleby Castle moated site

Scaleby Castle moated site stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Scaleby Castle moated site

Hadrian's WallArchaeological site · ~23.6 milesBattle of Solway Moss 1542Battle (1542) · ~5.3 milesBattle of SarkBattle (1448) · ~8.6 miles
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