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Twiscob Moated Site is a medieval moated enclosure located in Wales and protected by Cadw as a scheduled ancient monument under reference RD146. The site occupies land underlain by Ludlow Rocks, a formation of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone dating to the Ludlow period. This geology, typical of the Welsh Borderlands, would have influenced both the construction techniques available to medieval builders and the character of the surrounding landscape.
Moated sites of this type proliferated across medieval Britain and Wales from the twelfth century onwards, serving as defended residences for minor nobility and the landed gentry. The water-filled ditch surrounding the central platform provided both practical defence and a visible symbol of status and authority. At Twiscob, the interaction between the underlying Ludlow bedrock and surface drainage would have determined how readily the moat could be maintained as a water feature.
The monument survives as an earthwork, preserving the physical form of medieval settlement hierarchy. Such sites often occupied strategically significant locations within the manorial landscape, though their domestic archaeology—the everyday life of their inhabitants—remains largely concealed beneath the turf. The survival of Twiscob's moated platform contributes to the wider pattern of medieval occupation visible across the Welsh Borderland region.
Twiscob Moated Site is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD146. View the official record →
Twiscob Moated Site is a medieval moated enclosure located in Wales and protected by Cadw as a scheduled ancient monument under reference RD146.
Twiscob Moated Site dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a moated site. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Twiscob Moated Site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is RD146.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two Round Barrows NE of Harpton Court (5.8 km), Roman Fort E of Hindwell Farm (5.9 km), Knapp Farm Mound (5.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Twiscob 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.
Twiscob Moated Site stands on Ludlow Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ludlow. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.