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Soulton moated site and formal garden remains is a medieval monument located in Shropshire, comprising the earthwork traces of a residential complex with associated landscaping. The site preserves the physical evidence of a moated enclosure, a defensive or status-conferring feature characteristic of medieval gentry and manor houses, alongside surviving remains of formal garden layout indicating high-status occupation. Dating to the medieval period, the monument demonstrates the integration of domestic fortification with ornamental grounds typical of later medieval elite dwellings. The earthworks survive as significant archaeological evidence of settlement hierarchy and aesthetic preferences within the medieval Shropshire landscape.
Soulton moated site and formal garden remains is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017236. View the official record →
Soulton moated site and formal garden remains is a medieval monument located in Shropshire, comprising the earthwork traces of a residential complex with associated landscaping. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017236.
Soulton moated site and formal garden remains 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 1017236.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Mount: a motte castle 200m west of Weston Farm (2.2 km), Moated site 500m south east of Creamore Cottage (2.3 km), Red Castle: an enclosure castle in Hawkstone Park (2.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Soulton moated site and formal garden remains'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.
Soulton moated site and formal garden remains stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.