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Section of an early medieval boundary ditch known as the Nico Ditch in Platt Fields 480m SSE of Platt Hall

England
List entry 1015132
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015132
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.15 hectares
Grid reference
SJ 85527 94439
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Nico Ditch is a section of an early medieval boundary ditch located in Platt Fields, near Manchester in Lancashire. The monument survives as a linear earthwork and represents evidence of land division and territorial organisation during the early medieval period. The ditch's specific dating and the precise extent of the system it formed remain subjects of archaeological study, though such linear features are characteristic of early medieval estate boundaries in the North West of England. The surviving section lies approximately 480 metres south-south-east of Platt Hall.

Section of an early medieval boundary ditch known as the Nico Ditch in Platt Fields 480m SSE of Platt Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015132. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Section of an early medieval boundary ditch known as the Nico Ditch in Platt Fields 480m SSE of Platt Hall?

The Nico Ditch is a section of an early medieval boundary ditch located in Platt Fields, near Manchester in Lancashire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015132.

Who is responsible for protecting Section of an early medieval boundary ditch known as the Nico Ditch in Platt Fields 480m SSE of Platt Hall?

Section of an early medieval boundary ditch known as the Nico Ditch in Platt Fields 480m SSE of Platt Hall 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 1015132.

What other scheduled monuments are near Section of an early medieval boundary ditch known as the Nico Ditch in Platt Fields 480m SSE of Platt Hall?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Peel Moat (2.8 km), Remains of eastern wall of the Roman fort (3.9 km), The Hanging Bridge immediately south of Manchester Cathedral (4.6 km).

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Overview
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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
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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.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Peel Moat
2.8 km
Remains of eastern wall of the Roman fort
3.9 km
The Hanging Bridge immediately south of Manchester Cathedral
4.6 km
Clayton Hall moated site
4.9 km
Section of an early medieval boundary ditch known as the Nico Ditch on Denton golf course 320m south west of Lodge Farm
5.2 km
Peel Hall moated site
7.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Section of an early medieval boundary ditch known as the Nico Ditch in Platt Fields 480m SSE of Platt Hall

Section of an early medieval boundary ditch known as the Nico Ditch in Platt Fields 480m SSE of Platt Hall stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Section of an early medieval boundary ditch known as the Nico Ditch in Platt Fields 480m SSE of Platt Hall

Battle of Winwick (also known as Battle of Red Bank) 1648Battle (1648) · ~16.1 miles
Domesday entry for Manchester, Cheshire →
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