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Moated site 350m north east of Manor Farm, Calverhall is a medieval defensive earthwork comprising a substantial water-filled or water-retaining ditch enclosing a raised platform. Located in Shropshire, the site dates to the medieval period, likely between the 12th and 16th centuries, and represents the domestic and defensive arrangements typical of minor gentry or substantial farming families of that era. The moat's configuration and preservation suggest it once supported a timber or masonry dwelling within its enclosure, functioning as both a status symbol and a practical means of demarcation and protection. Such moated homesteads are common across the English Midlands and demonstrate the settlement patterns and social hierarchies of medieval rural life.
Moated site 350m north east of Manor Farm, Calverhall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017008. View the official record →
Moated site 350m north east of Manor Farm, Calverhall is a medieval defensive earthwork comprising a substantial water-filled or water-retaining ditch enclosing a raised platform. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017008.
Moated site 350m north east of Manor Farm, Calverhall 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 1017008.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site in Upper Kempley Wood, Willaston (1.8 km), Motte castle 220m north west of Higher Kempley Farm, Willaston (1.9 km), Motte castle 100m north of The Hall, Sandford (4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site 350m north east of Manor Farm, Calverhall'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 350m north east of Manor Farm, Calverhall stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.