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Castle Farm moat is a scheduled monument comprising the remains of a medieval moated enclosure located near Cheney Longville in Shropshire. The site preserves a substantial water-filled moat and associated earthwork features that represent a significant example of medieval settlement fortification, typical of the 12th to 14th centuries. The moat system, including its surrounding banks and any internal features, demonstrates the defensive and status-conferring functions of such enclosures among the minor landed gentry during the medieval period. The site's water management infrastructure reflects both practical defensive requirements and the engineering capabilities of medieval landowners in this region of England.
Castle Farm moat and associated water management features, Cheney Longville is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012326. View the official record →
Castle Farm moat is a scheduled monument comprising the remains of a medieval moated enclosure located near Cheney Longville in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012326.
Castle Farm moat and associated water management features, Cheney Longville 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 1012326.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 60m west of Ambleside (2.5 km), Stokesay Castle (3.7 km), Small multivallate hillfort at Burrow, 750m WSW of St Mary's Church (3.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Castle Farm moat and associated water management features, Cheney Longville's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Castle Farm moat and associated water management features, Cheney Longville stands on Caradoc Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Caradocian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.