Monument record 246/1/1 - Minshull Hall Moat

The northern and eastern arms of a rectangular moat survive as an earthwork. The moat is 11m wide and up to 1.5m deep (1). Estate map of 1732 shows it to be rectangular. Large number of flagstones suggests it may have been revetted. Irregularities in immediate area suggest outworks (2). Western arm may be visible as a slight earthwork on aerial photographs dating from 1940s (3). In the garden substantial remains of a moated site suggest that a larger building once occupied the area (4). '…The moat surrounding the premises has been partially filled up by the present resident…'(5)

<1> Ordnance Survey, 1870-1982, Ordnance Survey Archaeological Record Card, Waggott T 1964 SJ66SE1 (Index). SCH2487.

<2> Wilson D et al, 1973-1986, Moated Sites Research Group Records, 1973 (Paper Archive). SCH2205.

<3> Royal Air Force, 1944-1947, 1940s RAF Aerial Photographs from Operation Review (Aerial Photograph). SCH8041.

<3> The GeoInformation Group, 2005, 1940s RAF Aerial Photographs from Operation Review (Aerial Photograph). SCH4608.

<4> English Heritage, 2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 56753 (Digital Archive). SCH4666.

<5> White Francis, 1860, History, Gazetteer and Directory of Cheshire, 9.358 (Book). SCH1410.