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Castle Farm moat is a medieval water-management feature located at Cheney Longville in Shropshire, England. The moat survives as an earthwork enclosure that would have provided both defensive and practical functions typical of medieval farmsteads, with water serving to protect the domestic and agricultural buildings within its circuit. The feature dates from the medieval period, though the precise century of its construction is not definitively established in the available scholarly record. As a scheduled ancient monument, it represents an important surviving example of the settlement infrastructure and land management practices of medieval rural Shropshire.
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 medieval water-management feature located at Cheney Longville in Shropshire, England. 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).
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