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The moated site and ancillary enclosure south-west of Stafford Castle is a medieval defensive earthwork forming part of the broader settlement and fortification complex associated with Stafford Castle. The site comprises a substantial moat surrounding a raised platform, together with an adjoining rectilinear enclosure, both features typical of high-status medieval residential compounds. Dating to the medieval period, the earthwork represents the physical remains of ancillary structures and facilities that would have supported the principal castle, likely serving domestic, administrative, or service functions. The survival of these earthworks, preserved in situ despite subsequent land use, provides archaeological evidence for the spatial organization and extent of activity around Stafford Castle during its period of medieval occupation.
Moated site and ancillary enclosure SW of Stafford Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011876. View the official record →
The moated site and ancillary enclosure south-west of Stafford Castle is a medieval defensive earthwork forming part of the broader settlement and fortification complex associated with Stafford Castle. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011876.
Moated site and ancillary enclosure SW of Stafford Castle 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 1011876.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stafford Castle and associated medieval settlement (0.9 km), Berry Ring hillfort (1 km), Hyde Lea moated site and fishpond (1.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site and ancillary enclosure SW of Stafford Castle'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 and ancillary enclosure SW of Stafford Castle stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.