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The Moat House moated site is a medieval defensive and residential earthwork located approximately 600 metres west-north-west of St David's Church in Lancashire. The site comprises a moat, a characteristic feature of medieval manorial settlements, which would have enclosed the principal dwelling and associated domestic buildings of a minor gentry or substantial farming household. Dating to the medieval period, such moated sites represent an important class of secular settlement archaeology, typically constructed between the 12th and 16th centuries, though this example's precise chronology would require archaeological investigation to establish with certainty. The surviving earthwork preserves evidence of medieval social hierarchy and settlement patterns in the Lancashire landscape.
The Moat House moated site 600m WNW of St David's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020055. View the official record →
The Moat House moated site is a medieval defensive and residential earthwork located approximately 600 metres west-north-west of St David's Church in Lancashire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020055.
The Moat House moated site 600m WNW of St David's Church 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 1020055.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site at Arley Hall, Haigh near Wigan (2 km), Haigh Sough mine drainage portal, 310m west of Park House (2.2 km), Gidlow Hall moated site, Aspull, 560m NNE of Pennington Hall (3.2 km).
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