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Kent's Moat is a medieval motte-and-bailey castle situated in Warwickshire. The site comprises a substantial earthwork mound with an associated bailey, representing a form of fortification commonly established in England during the Norman period and early medieval centuries. The monument survives as an upstanding earthwork and constitutes an important example of the feudal military architecture that characterised the post-Conquest landscape of the English Midlands. Such moated sites frequently served as the centres of manorial administration and defence for local landholders during the medieval period.
Kent's Moat is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020538. View the official record →
Kent's Moat is a medieval motte-and-bailey castle situated in Warwickshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020538.
Kent's 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 1020538.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Motte and bailey castle with later moated site at Stonebridge Crescent (2.8 km), Hob's Moat, 60m north of Castle Lane (3.7 km), Bromwich Castle (3.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Kent's Moat'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.
Kent's Moat stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.