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Speke Hall moated site is a medieval residential enclosure located in Lancashire, England, comprising a substantial moat that once surrounded a domestic dwelling. The moat, which survives as a prominent earthwork feature, dates from the medieval period and represents a form of elite or gentry-level settlement characteristic of the later medieval centuries. The site is situated within the grounds of Speke Hall, the later timber-framed mansion that became the principal residence of the area, though the moated site itself represents an earlier phase of occupation and settlement on this location. The earthwork remains an important example of medieval domestic moat construction and testifies to the long continuity of high-status settlement at this Lancashire locality.
Speke Hall moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011887. View the official record →
Speke Hall moated site is a medieval residential enclosure located in Lancashire, England, comprising a substantial moat that once surrounded a domestic dwelling. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011887.
Speke 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 1011887.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Robin Hood's Stone at the junction of Archerfield Road and Booker Avenue (4.3 km), Stanlaw Abbey Cistercian monastery and monastic grange, Stanlow Point (5.2 km), The Calderstones: six monoliths decorated with rock art (5.3 km).
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