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Moated site 590m north east of The Elms is a medieval earthwork monument located in Worcestershire. The site consists of a substantial rectangular moat, a defensive water-filled ditch characteristic of high-status medieval settlement sites dating from the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. Such moated enclosures typically surrounded domestic or manorial complexes and served both defensive and prestige functions during the medieval period. The monument survives as an archaeological feature of significance for understanding medieval land use and settlement hierarchy in the Worcestershire landscape.
Moated site 590m north east of The Elms is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017342. View the official record →
Moated site 590m north east of The Elms is a medieval earthwork monument located in Worcestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017342.
Moated site 590m north east of The Elms 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 1017342.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cruck Barn at Leigh Court Farm (4 km), Motte and bailey castle at Castle Green (5.6 km), Worcester city centre (5.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site 590m north east of The Elms'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 590m north east of The Elms stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.