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Moated site, Trilloes Court Wood is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Herefordshire, consisting of a substantial water-filled or water-retaining ditch that once enclosed a residential platform. The monument dates to the medieval period, likely between the twelfth and sixteenth centuries, when such moated enclosures were constructed by minor gentry and prosperous landowners across England as a practical defence and status symbol. The site preserves evidence of domestic occupation within the moated precinct, though the precise chronology and extent of habitation remain characteristic of the broader pattern of moated sites across the Welsh Marches. The earthwork survives within woodland, which has aided its preservation, and the site is recorded as a scheduled monument of national significance.
Moated site, Trilloes Court Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005370. View the official record →
Moated site, Trilloes Court Wood is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Herefordshire, consisting of a substantial water-filled or water-retaining ditch that once enclosed a residential platform. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005370.
Moated site, Trilloes Court Wood 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 1005370.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Caple Tump, a motte castle 175m south west of Caple Court (3.7 km), Llanwarne Church (St John the Baptist) (5.8 km), Churchyard cross in St Dubricius's churchyard (5.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site, Trilloes Court Wood'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, Trilloes Court Wood stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.