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Moated site 330m south west of Humphreston Hall is a medieval defensive homestead located in Shropshire. The monument consists of a moat, a water-filled ditch that formerly surrounded a residential or manorial enclosure, a defensive feature characteristic of high-status medieval settlement sites dating primarily to the twelfth through sixteenth centuries. Such moated sites served both practical and symbolic functions, providing protection and demonstrating the status of their occupants within the feudal hierarchy. The site's location in relation to Humphreston Hall suggests it formed part of the local medieval settlement pattern, though its precise dating and the identity of its former inhabitants would require archaeological investigation to establish with certainty.
Moated site 330m south west of Humphreston Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019203. View the official record →
Moated site 330m south west of Humphreston Hall is a medieval defensive homestead located in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019203.
Moated site 330m south west of Humphreston Hall 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 1019203.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Churchyard cross, St Cuthbert's Church (0.7 km), Churchyard cross, St Mary Magdalene's Church (0.8 km), Churchyard cross, St Chad's churchyard (2.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site 330m south west of Humphreston Hall'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 site 330m south west of Humphreston Hall stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.