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Moated site, ridge and furrow cultivation remains and a building platform immediately north of Lower Grounds is a medieval settlement complex located in Shropshire. The monument comprises a moated enclosure, characteristic of medieval domestic and defensive occupation, together with associated ridge and furrow field systems that evidence the agricultural practice and land management of the period. The building platform indicates the presence of a substantial structure within or adjacent to the moated area. The site dates to the medieval period and represents the remains of a self-contained settlement unit typical of rural Shropshire, combining residential, defensive and productive functions within a single landscape feature.
Moated site, ridge and furrow cultivation remains and a building platform immediately north of Lower Grounds is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019298. View the official record →
Moated site, ridge and furrow cultivation remains and a building platform immediately north of Lower Grounds is a medieval settlement complex located in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019298.
Moated site, ridge and furrow cultivation remains and a building platform immediately north of Lower Grounds 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 1019298.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site and fishpond 450m north west of Hunkington (3.4 km), Moated site and a fishpond 160m and 280m south of The Farm, Charlton (4.7 km), Haughmond Abbey: an Augustinian monastery on the site of an earlier religious foundation, a post-Dissolution residence and garden remains (5.3 km).
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