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) |