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The moated site at Moat House is a medieval settlement enclosure located in Worcestershire, England. The monument comprises a substantial water-filled or formerly water-filled ditch forming a moated enclosure, a defensive and status-indicating feature characteristic of high medieval manorial settlements in England, typically dating from the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. The moated earthwork represents the physical remnants of a residential and agricultural complex, with the ditch serving both practical and symbolic functions in demarcating the landholding and protecting the domestic precinct. Such sites are important archaeological evidence for understanding medieval settlement patterns, social hierarchy, and land organisation in the English countryside during the later medieval period.
Moated site at Moat House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017345. View the official record →
The moated site at Moat House is a medieval settlement enclosure located in Worcestershire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017345.
Moated site at Moat House 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 1017345.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Churchyard cross in St Nicholas's churchyard (2.2 km), Ripple village cross (3.9 km), Cross north of St Mary's Church (4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site at Moat House'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 at Moat House stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.