The Gatehouse website record for Hobs Moat, Solihull

In the civil parish of Solihull. In the historic county of Warwickshire (Modern Authority of Solihull, 1974 county of West Midlands).

Moated site has external dimensions of approximately 137m and 115m. The steep sided moat ditches are dry and measure up to 7m wide and 2.5m deep. External banks are visible on all four sides of the moated site and although the northern and eastern banks have been lowered they can be traced on the ground surface. The banks are approximately 12m wide at their base and have an average height of 1.8m. The moated island is 0.65ha in area and slopes gradually from south to north.Excavations within the moat have recovered evidence for a collapsed sandstone wall, and suggested a late C13 date for its construction. I consider this to be the most likely site for the castle of Solihull listed by Harvey.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SP146825

Sources of information, references and further reading

This site's English Heritage (PastScape) Defra or Monument number is 331805
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