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The Moat
Hob Uid: 104748
Location : Shropshire Bettws-y-Crwyn
Grid Ref : SO1882080510
Summary : Medieval motte and bailey, surviving as an earthwork in good condition. The motte is a flat topped mound 7 metres high 32 metres in diameter at the base and 12 metres in diameter at the top. The bailey measures 24 by 28 metres internally. To its north is a steep bank to a stream and on the south and east is a bank and outer ditch. At the south western corner is a 3 metre wide causeway giving access to the bailey. Scheduled.
More information : SO 18828051 Motte & Bailey (NR) (1) A motte and bailey known as 'The Moat'. The motte is 24 feet high with an 8 feet deep ditch. The bailey consists of a 6 feet high rampart with a 4 feet deep ditch. (see plan). (2-3) A well preserved motte and bailey stands above the steep bank of a stream in the Teme valley. The motte is 7.2m in height from the bottom of the surrounding ditch, which is 2.6m deep; the flat summit is 10.0m in diameter. The bailey to the south-east is 30.0m in diameter, and is enclosed by a bank 1.4m in height internally, and up to 4.0m in height above the external ditch. The entrance to the bailey is on the west, adjoining the motte. Published survey (1/2500) revised on Antiquity Model. (4) SO188 805 The Moat, Motte and Bailey Castle. Scheduled (5)(6) The motte and bailey described above was seen as earthworks, partially obscured by trees, on aerial photographs and was mapped during the Marches Uplands Mapping Project. (7) Listed by Cathcart King. (8)

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Source details : OS 6" 1963
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Source details : JC Wall & EA Downman
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Source details : Early Castles in Wales and the Marches (Hogg and King)
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Source details : NMR SO1880/1-3 13-JUN-1988
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
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Monument End Date : 1540
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : Motte And Bailey
Evidence : Earthwork

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : SA 180
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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Shropshire)
External Cross Reference Number : 1188
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External Cross Reference Source : MORPH2
External Cross Reference Number : MU.261.2
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 32325
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SO 18 SE 16
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1978-10-11
End Date : 1978-10-11

Associated Activities :
Activity type : AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION
Start Date : 1993-01-01
End Date : 1994-12-31

Historic England Research Records

The Moat