WILTON HALL

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Site of fortified manor house, granted a licence to crenellate in 1335. The site was excavated in 1975, revealing evidence of occupation from the 12th century or earlier. The moat which surrounded the house is roughly circular, with an outer bank standing up to 2 metres high. Aerial photographs reveal that the moat is itself enclosed on at least three sides by a larger, rectangular enclosure. Earthwork remains of ridge and furrow are visible to the south and west of the site.

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SE 8625 8272. Wilton Hall [NR]. (Site of) Moat [NR]. (1)

The site of Wilton Hall with remains of a roughly rectangular moat. In 1335 John de Heslerton had licence to crenellate a house here (a). Since 1375 the manor of Wilton has been held by the Hotham family. (2)

SE 863 827. Partly raised moat with fishponds. (3)

SE 863 829. Wilton Hall. Full description of site and account of
1975 excavation which showed 12th century or earlier occupation of site (post-holes and cobbled area). A well, of unknown date, was found to the north of the northern outer rampart. (4)

The partly wet moat is well defined, apart from the north arm, and averages 20m in width and 2.2m in depth. It encloses a sub-rectangular raised platform which has an uneven surface, but no building foundations are visible. Slight channelling of the ground to the south of the moat probably represents the only remains of the fishponds. There is no trace of the well. Moat re-surveyed at
1:2500. (5)

SE 862 827. Wilton Hall moated site. Scheduled no. NY/910. (6)

Leland mentions what may have been a fortified tower on the site. (7)

Scheduled, RSM Number 35565. (8)

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( 1) Ordnance Survey Map (Scale / Date)

OS 25" map, 1912

( 2) edited by William Page 1923 The Victoria history of the county of York, North Riding, volume two

The Victoria history of the counties of England Page(s)438-9

( 2a) General reference

Calendar of Patent Rolls, 1334-1338, p 88

( 3) by H E Jean Le Patourel 1973 The moated sites of Yorkshire

The Society for Medieval Archaeology monograph series1 (1966) - no.5 Page(s)121

( 4) Transactions of the Scarborough Archaeological and Historical Society

P G Farmer 3, 1975 Page(s)19-25

( 5) Field Investigators Comments

Field Investigator, BHP, 29-DEC-1975

(6) English Heritage 1995 County list of Scheduled Monuments : March 1994

English Heritage, SAM List, North Yorkshire, March 1994, p 55 Page(s)55

(7) David J Cathcart King 1983 Castellarium anglicanum : an index and bibliography of the castles in England, Wales and the Islands. Volume II : Norfolk-Yorkshire and the islands

Page(s)532

(8) Scheduled Monument Notification

Schedule Notification, 15-Apr-2004

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