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Moated site 140m east of St Mary's Church is a medieval defensive or residential earthwork located in Shropshire. The monument comprises a water-filled or formerly water-filled moat defining an enclosed platform, a common settlement pattern in England during the medieval period, particularly from the 12th to 16th centuries. Such moated sites typically served as the centres of small manorial estates or fortified farmsteads, combining domestic and agricultural functions within a water-defended perimeter. The survival of the moat's earthwork structure preserves evidence of medieval land use and settlement hierarchy in the Shropshire landscape.
Moated site 140m east of St Mary's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017238. View the official record →
Moated site 140m east of St Mary's Church is a medieval defensive or residential earthwork located in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017238.
Moated site 140m east of St Mary's 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 1017238.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval fishpond reservoir NE of Haughmond Abbey and SW of the hamlet of Haughton (5 km), Haughmond Abbey: an Augustinian monastery on the site of an earlier religious foundation, a post-Dissolution residence and garden remains (6.2 km), Moated site, ridge and furrow cultivation remains and a building platform immediately north of Lower Grounds (6.2 km).
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