< Back to Heritage Gateway
North Yorkshire HER

North Yorkshire Council logo

Any questions? Try here first

Name:Moat, Balne
NY SMR Number:MNY9793
Type of record:Monument
Last edited:Feb 29 2016 3:38PM

Protected Status

  • SHINE: A medieval moat is visible as a cropmark on air photographs.
  • SHINE: A medieval moat is visible as a cropmark on air photographs.
Grid Reference:SE 612 183
Parish:Balne [8044]; Selby

Monument Type(s):

  • MOAT (13th CENTURY - 1201 AD? to 1300 AD?)

Other References/Statuses

Full description

AN UNCLASSIFIED SITE KNOWN TO HAVE EXISTED DURINGTHE LATE THIRTEENTH CENTURY. ALTHOUGH KNOWN AS A CROPMARK IN 1950 IT HAD APPARENTLY BEEN COMPLETEL Y OBLITERATED BY CULTIVATION BY 1964.(1)(2)(3)


<1> Society for Medieval Archaeology Monograph Series, 1973, THE MOATED SITES OF YORKSHIRE, P122 (Monograph). SNY1682.


<2> Ordnance Survey, Various, Ordnance Survey Record Card, SE61NW003 (Card Index). SNY1.


<3> Yorkshire Archaeological Society, 1977 - 1980, Yorkshire Studies Card, SE61NW 2009 (Card Index). SNY2.

Sources and further reading

<1>SNY1682 - Monograph: Society for Medieval Archaeology Monograph Series. 1973. THE MOATED SITES OF YORKSHIRE. LE PATOUREL, H E J. P122.
<2>SNY1 - Card Index: Ordnance Survey. Various. Ordnance Survey Record Card. Various authors. SE61NW003.
<3>SNY2 - Card Index: Yorkshire Archaeological Society. 1977 - 1980. Yorkshire Studies Card. SE61NW 2009.

Provide feedback for this record