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Moor End Castle (also known as La Morende)

Introduction

This is the site of a moated medieval castle and fishponds situated north of Moorend Road. It survives as a wooded island surrounded by ditches and a pond.

The excavations for stone on the site in about 1852 revealed the foundations of a rectangular building with thick walls and towers at each corner.
History

Period

Medieval (1066-1540)

Features & Designations

Designations

  • Historic Environment Record (Local Authority)

  • Reference: SMR 1250 - MNN4001

  • Local Listing or Building of Local Importance

  • Reference: Scheduled Monument: Moor End Castle moated site and fishpond

Features

  • Fishpond
  • Description: A probable medieval fishpond associated with the manor.
  • Earthwork
  • Description: Earthwork remains of two building platforms possibly associated with the castle complex.
  • Ditch
Key Information

Principal Building

Archaeological Site

Period

Medieval (1066-1540)

Survival

Lost

Civil Parish

Yardley Gobion