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Moat Farm is a moated site located in Shropshire, England, representing a form of medieval domestic settlement that was common amongst the minor gentry and prosperous farmers from the twelfth century onwards. The site consists of a water-filled or formerly water-filled ditch forming an enclosure around the residential and associated domestic buildings, a defensive and status-affirming feature characteristic of the medieval period. Such moated homesteads typically date from the high and later medieval periods, with many established between the twelfth and fourteenth centuries, though some remained in use or were modified into the early modern period. The survival of moated sites as archaeological monuments provides valuable evidence for understanding the settlement patterns, social hierarchy, and agricultural organisation of medieval rural England.
Moat Farm moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019207. View the official record →
Moat Farm is a moated site located in Shropshire, England, representing a form of medieval domestic settlement that was common amongst the minor gentry and prosperous farmers from the twelfth century onwards. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019207.
Moat Farm 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 1019207.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosure and building platform on Nover's Hill, 250m east of Cwmdale Farm (8.4 km), Caer Caradoc large multivallate hillfort, associated causeway and Caractacus' Cave on the summit of Caer Caradoc Hill (8.5 km), Bowl barrow on Robin's Tump, 600m south west of Hill House (8.5 km).
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