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Old Court Mound is a moated site located at Old Court in Herefordshire. The monument consists of a substantial mound surrounded by a moat, representing a form of defensive domestic settlement characteristic of the medieval period. Such moated sites were typically the residences of minor nobility or substantial landholders and date primarily to the 12th and 13th centuries, though occupation frequently continued into later periods. The earthwork survives as a significant archaeological feature and provides evidence of high medieval settlement patterns and territorial organisation in Herefordshire.
Moated site known as Old Court Mound at Old Court is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017346. View the official record →
Old Court Mound is a moated site located at Old Court in Herefordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017346.
Moated site known as Old Court Mound at Old Court 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 1017346.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Snodhill Castle (4.7 km), Churchyard cross in St Mary's churchyard (6.7 km), Motte castle, chapel, post-medieval house and garden remains east of Urishay Castle Farm (7.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site known as Old Court Mound at Old Court'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 known as Old Court Mound at Old Court stands on Pridoli Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Pridoli. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.