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South Kelsey Hall moated site is a medieval monument located in Lincolnshire, comprising the remains of a moated enclosure that once surrounded a manorial residence. The site dates to the medieval period, when such moated sites were characteristic features of the English landscape, particularly in the Midlands and East Anglia, serving as defensive and status-defining structures for landholding families. The moat itself survives as an earthwork feature, defining the extent of the former domestic complex. Such monuments provide archaeological evidence for medieval settlement patterns, land use, and the social hierarchy of rural communities during the medieval centuries.
South Kelsey Hall moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019066. View the official record →
South Kelsey Hall moated site is a medieval monument located in Lincolnshire, comprising the remains of a moated enclosure that once surrounded a manorial residence. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019066.
South Kelsey 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 1019066.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval fishpond complex and associated features at North Kelsey Grange (3.4 km), Medieval castle and ecclesiastical complex, Kingerby (4.9 km), Cross in St Andrew's churchyard, Kirkby (5.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of South Kelsey Hall moated site'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.
South Kelsey Hall moated site stands on West Walton Formation, Ampthill Clay Formation And Kimmeridge Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Kimmeridgian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.