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Moated mound S of church is a medieval earthwork monument located near a church in Herefordshire. The site comprises a mound enclosed within a moat, a defensive feature characteristic of medieval settlement patterns in the English Midlands, typically dating from the 12th to 14th centuries. Such moated mounds commonly served as the focal point of manorial complexes, providing domestic and administrative functions for local landholding families. The survival of both the mound and its surrounding water-filled ditch represents an important landscape record of medieval settlement and land use in the region.
Moated mound S of church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005336. View the official record →
Moated mound S of church is a medieval earthwork monument located near a church in Herefordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005336.
Moated mound S of church 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 1005336.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Churchyard cross, St Peter and St Paul's Church (2.9 km), Kiln site (3.2 km), Weobley Castle (3.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated mound S of church'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.
Moated mound S of church stands on Pridoli Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Pridoli. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.