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The Bower moated site is a medieval earthwork monument located in Shropshire, England. The site comprises a moated enclosure, a form of domestic fortification common in medieval England, particularly during the 12th to 16th centuries. The moat itself survives as a substantial water-filled or water-logged ditch surrounding the former residential platform, which would have served both defensive and status-demonstrating functions for its medieval occupants. Such moated sites were typically associated with minor gentry or prosperous farming families rather than major fortifications, representing an important category of medieval settlement archaeology in the English landscape.
The Bower moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020146. View the official record →
The Bower moated site is a medieval earthwork monument located in Shropshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020146.
The Bower moated site 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 1020146.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Standing cross in Caynham churchyard (1 km), Caynham Camp, a large univallate hillfort 700m north west of Caynham (1.8 km), Standing cross in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary the Virgin (2.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of The Bower moated site'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.
The Bower moated site stands on Pridoli Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Pridoli. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.