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Hell Moat is a motte-and-bailey castle situated in Herefordshire, England. The monument consists of an earthwork mound with an associated bailey, typical of Norman-period fortifications constructed in the eleventh or twelfth centuries. Such moated sites served as defensive strongholds during the medieval period, with the elevated motte providing a commanding position and the surrounding bailey offering space for domestic and military structures. The survival of its earthwork remains demonstrates the constructional methods employed in early medieval military architecture in the Welsh Marches region.
Hell Moat is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005381. View the official record →
Hell Moat is a motte-and-bailey castle situated in Herefordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005381.
Hell Moat 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 1005381.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Offa's Dyke: the section N of Upperton Farm, extending 175yds (160m) (5.6 km), Offa's Dyke: Upperton Farm, two sections extending 195yds (180m) and 370yds (340m) S from Yazor (6 km), Moated site and fishponds immediately west of Upper House Farm (6.9 km).
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