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Two cockpits 125m west of Lymm Hall is a pair of cockfighting arenas located in Cheshire. The monuments date to the early modern period, reflecting the popularity of cockfighting as a blood sport among both rural and urban communities from the sixteenth century onwards. Cockpits typically comprised circular or oval earthen amphitheatres with banks where spectators would gather to watch birds fight, and these examples represent the physical infrastructure associated with this widespread though now illegal practice. The survival of these earthworks near Lymm Hall provides archaeological evidence of local recreational and social activity during the early modern era.
Two cockpits 125m west of Lymm Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018340. View the official record →
Two cockpits 125m west of Lymm Hall is a pair of cockfighting arenas located in Cheshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018340.
Two cockpits 125m west of Lymm 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 1018340.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lymm Hall moated site and ice house (0.1 km), Rixton Old Hall moated site (2.4 km), Swineyard Hall moated site (3.3 km).
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