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Garshall moated site is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Staffordshire, England. The site comprises a substantial moat surrounding what was formerly a residential enclosure, typical of medieval manor houses and aristocratic dwellings constructed between the twelfth and sixteenth centuries. Moated sites of this character served both practical and symbolic functions, providing water-based defence and demarcating the status and territorial control of their occupants. The monument survives as an important archaeological record of medieval settlement patterns and domestic fortification in the English Midlands.
Garshall moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012626. View the official record →
Garshall moated site is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Staffordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012626.
Garshall moated site 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 1012626.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site and fishpond, 200m south-west of Hilderstone Hall (1.5 km), Defensive earthworks at Camp Bank, Holly Wood (3.1 km), Blithewood moated site (4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Garshall moated site'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.
Garshall moated site stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.