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Woodbrook, Kington

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Woodville

In the civil parish of Kington Rural.
In the historic county of Herefordshire (Modern Authority of Herefordshire, 1974 county of Hereford and Worcester).

The remains of a possible moated motte and bailey with earthworks at Woodville . The flat top of the mound is some 20m in diameter and rises only 1m above the surrounding ground. Fragments of walling show on the perimeter of the mound as do the foundations of a small rectangular building. The moat, now mainly dry, was fed by a stream from the south, and drained away between retaining banks to the north east. Isolated from settlement and of no stategic value. May be fortified farmstead rather than castle.

This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle
Fortified Manor House
.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Masonry footings remains.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SO30445445

Modern Map fromOrdnance Survey logo

Good for landscape form and features

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Good for general location

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 106323

County Sites and Monuments Record number; 1708

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This record last updated on Friday, April 6, 2007

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