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Sinai Park moated site

England
List entry 1011068
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1011068
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.7 hectares
Grid reference
SK 22215 23090
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Sinai Park moated site is a medieval defensive or residential enclosure located in Staffordshire, England. The monument comprises a substantial water-filled moat that once enclosed a domestic or manorial settlement, a settlement type common throughout medieval England from the twelfth century onwards. Moated sites of this character typically served as the residences of minor gentry or substantial landholders, providing both practical drainage and a symbolic demonstration of status and security. The site remains visible as an earthwork feature, with the moat forming the primary archaeological evidence for understanding the layout and chronology of medieval settlement in the region.

Sinai Park moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011068. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Sinai Park moated site?

Sinai Park moated site is a medieval defensive or residential enclosure located in Staffordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011068.

Who is responsible for protecting Sinai Park moated site?

Sinai Park 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 1011068.

What other scheduled monuments are near Sinai Park moated site?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Slight univallate hillfort 230m south west of Old Hall Cottages (5.7 km), Earthworks centring on 320yds (300m) NW of the Junction Inn, Efflinch (6.5 km), Enclosures and cursus 300yds (270m) SE of Efflinch (6.7 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.
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Slight univallate hillfort 230m south west of Old Hall Cottages
5.7 km
Earthworks centring on 320yds (300m) NW of the Junction Inn, Efflinch
6.5 km
Enclosures and cursus 300yds (270m) SE of Efflinch
6.7 km
Timber circle, hengi-form monument and part of a pit alignment at Catholme
6.9 km
Circular enclosures 100yds (90m) SW of Bonthorn
7.3 km
Circular enclosures centring 300yds (270m) W of Wychnor Junction
7.4 km
Pit alignments running NE and SW centring 320yds (300m) N of Wychnor Bridge
7.5 km
Castle Gresley motte and bailey castle
7.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Sinai Park moated site

Sinai Park moated site stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Sinai Park moated site

WallRoman town · ~12.7 milesMancetterRoman town · ~17.5 milesWater EatonRoman town · ~21.2 milesBattle of Hopton Heath 1643Battle (1643) · ~16.7 milesBattle of Bosworth (Field) 1485Battle (1485) · ~18.4 miles
Domesday entry for Branston, Staffordshire →
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