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Westhope moat and fishpond is a medieval earthwork monument located in Shropshire, England. The site comprises the remains of a moated enclosure associated with a fishpond, features characteristic of high-status medieval domestic settlements from the twelfth century onwards. The moat would have served both defensive and status-affirming functions, while the fishpond provided a practical resource for food production in the medieval period. Such moated sites are common across the English Midlands and represent the settlement patterns of the gentry and minor nobility during the medieval era.
Westhope moat and fishpond is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010373. View the official record →
Westhope moat and fishpond is a medieval earthwork monument located in Shropshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010373.
Westhope moat and fishpond 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 1010373.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 120m south west of Belair (4.1 km), Norton Camp: a large multivallate hillfort (4.5 km), Camp Ring motte and bailey castle, enclosure, fishpond and ridge and furrow 400m east of Culmington Farm (4.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Westhope moat and fishpond'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.
Westhope moat and fishpond stands on Ludlow Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ludlow. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.