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Moated site in Moat Plantation, Newstreet Lane is a medieval defensive and domestic enclosure located in Shropshire. The site comprises a substantial moat surrounding a central platform, a characteristic settlement form that was widespread in medieval England, particularly during the 12th to 16th centuries. Such moated sites typically served as the strongholds of minor gentry and prosperous landholders, combining practical water-based defences with a visible assertion of status and territorial control. The survival of the earthwork, preserved within the plantation, represents an important archaeological record of medieval rural settlement patterns in the region.
Moated site in Moat Plantation, Newstreet Lane is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017009. View the official record →
Moated site in Moat Plantation, Newstreet Lane is a medieval defensive and domestic enclosure located in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017009.
Moated site in Moat Plantation, Newstreet Lane 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 1017009.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 330m south of Oldfields (1.2 km), Moated site immediately north west of Cloverley Farm (1.6 km), Moated site in Upper Kempley Wood, Willaston (3.2 km).
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