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Ludstone Hall moated site and fishpond is a medieval monument located in Shropshire, England. The site comprises a moated enclosure typical of high-status medieval settlement, accompanied by an associated fishpond which served both practical and ornamental functions for the hall. Such moated sites were particularly common in the medieval period, reflecting the prominence and defensive requirements of important households during the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. The surviving earthworks represent an important example of medieval domestic architecture and land management in the region.
Ludstone Hall moated site and fishpond is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019834. View the official record →
Ludstone Hall moated site and fishpond is a medieval monument located in Shropshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019834.
Ludstone Hall moated site and fishpond 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 1019834.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Walls: a large multivallate hillfort (2.5 km), Animal pound 335m south west of Rudge Hall (3.2 km), Medieval cross in St Peter's churchyard (4.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Ludstone Hall moated site and fishpond'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.
Ludstone Hall moated site and fishpond stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.