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Moated site 400m north west of Whitley Grange is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Shropshire. The site consists of a moat, a water-filled ditch that once surrounded a residential or administrative structure, a form of domestic fortification common in medieval England from the twelfth century onwards. Such moated sites typically contained a timber or stone building within the enclosed area and served to provide both defensive capability and a visual marker of status and authority for their occupants. The earthworks survive as an archaeological monument preserved in the landscape, providing evidence of medieval settlement patterns and the distribution of fortified residences across rural Shropshire.
Moated site 400m north west of Whitley Grange is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019204. View the official record →
Moated site 400m north west of Whitley Grange is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019204.
Moated site 400m north west of Whitley Grange 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 1019204.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castle motte 50m south east of St John the Baptist's Church. (5.5 km), Pontesford Hill Camp: a small multivallate hillfort (6 km), Moat Farm moated site (6.2 km).
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