Peel Moat (The Gatehouse Record)

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as;
Heaton Chapel

In the civil parish of Stockport.
In the historic county of Cheshire.
Modern Authority of Stockport.
1974 county of Greater Manchester.
Medieval County of Cheshire.

OS Map Grid Reference: SJ87489248
Latitude 53.42903° Longitude -2.18993°

Peel Moat has been described as a probable Pele Tower.

There are earthwork remains.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

Description

Peel Moat is all that remains of a square fortified tower, which formerly stood in the fields between St Thomas's Church and Mauldeth Hall. The tower stood on a slightly elevated plot of land about 32 yds square, and was surrounded by a moat varying from 6yds to 11yds in width. Vestiges of brick foundations were reported within the enclosure in the late C19 (Higson) and a silver tankard was found sometime earlier. (Crofton, Baird) There are no visible remains of any tower, but the moat is still well-defined, and was partly wet at the time of visit (Field Investigators Comments–F1 BHP 17-OCT-75). (PastScape)

Sources of information, references and further reading

National Heritage List for England Scheduled Monument Number 1011674, Legacy Scheduled Monument Number 13521
Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s) 76845.
Further information may be available from the holder of the county Historic Environment Record.

Books
- Walker, J.S.F. and Tyndall, A.S. (eds), 1985, Country Houses of Greater Manchester p. 158-9 online copy
Periodical Articles
- Kay, T., 1905, 'Peel Moat, Heaton Norris' Transactions of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society Vol. 23 p. 167-71
  Baird, J., 1899, 'Peel Moat, Heaton Norris' Transactions of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society Vol. 17 p. 224-9 online copy
  Crofton, A., 1885, Transactions of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society Vol. 3 p. 192-4
  Higson, J., 1861, Ashton-under-Lyne Reporter

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