The Gatehouse website record for Whitacre Hall

In the civil parish of Nether Whitacre. In the historic county of Warwickshire (Modern Authority of Warwickshire, 1974 county of Warwickshire).

Large square moated area of Medieval origin, evidently constructed for defensive purposes. The moat is stone lined on the inner faces, and at each angle except the NE is a small square shell tower of red sandstone with open sides towards the internal area. Each wall, including the two short sides, overlooking the length of the moat, is pierced by a loop. Spanning the S arm on solid foundations (not arched) is a small Elizabethan gate house, large enough to admit a small vehicle, built of red brick and having an outer curvilinear gable-head. The entrance, in a square recess on the outer face, is round-headed and has the original nail-studded gate hung with plain strap hinges. Outside the moat are timber-framed farm buildings. Measures 90m E-W by 75m N-S. The arms average 8m in width. The moat is fed by a spring to the NE. The gatehouse, the shell towers, 5m square and 3m in height internally, and the inner-connecting revetment walls are non-defensive ornamental features in Elizabethan brick. This site is not described as a castle by any of the sources, but is fairly similar to Whichford moat, which has been described as a castle.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SP24159369

Sources of information, references and further reading

This site's English Heritage (PastScape) Defra or Monument number is 334339
This site's County Historic Environment Record (formerly Sites and Monuments Record) number is 71 'grey' literature, such as watching brief reports, held by H.E.R.s is often poorly referenced and is unlikely to be recorded in this website.

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