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Moon's Moat is a moated site located in Worcestershire, England, representing a form of medieval residential enclosure common to the English Midlands. The monument consists of a water-filled or formerly water-filled ditch surrounding a raised central platform, a defensive and status-affirming feature typical of minor gentry and ecclesiastical landholdings from the 12th to 16th centuries. Such moated sites served both practical purposes, including water supply and defence, and symbolic functions indicating the occupant's social standing within the feudal hierarchy. The site's survival as an earthwork demonstrates the substantial investment required to create such features and provides archaeological evidence for the distribution and character of medieval settlement patterns in the region.
Moated site known as Moon's Moat is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019855. View the official record →
Moon's Moat is a moated site located in Worcestershire, England, representing a form of medieval residential enclosure common to the English Midlands. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019855.
Moated site known as Moon's Moat 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 1019855.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Studley Old Castle : a motte castle (4.5 km), Moated site, 80m south east of Church Farm (5.7 km), Site of Cookhill Priory and 16th century farmhouse (5.7 km).
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