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A medieval pleasaunce 30m south east of Court Lodge is a landscape feature forming part of the designed grounds associated with Bodiam Castle in Sussex. Dating to the medieval period, the pleasaunce represents the ornamental and recreational landscape that complemented the castle's domestic functions, reflecting contemporary aristocratic preferences for cultivated grounds beyond the castle's fortifications. Physical evidence of the feature survives in the topography and earthworks of the site, contributing to understanding of how the castle was set within a broader landscape of status and leisure. The pleasaunce exemplifies the integration of military stronghold with pleasure garden, characteristic of late medieval castle estates where practical defence was complemented by genteel domestic living.
A medieval pleasaunce 30m south east of Court Lodge: part of the landscaped setting of Bodiam Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009013. View the official record →
A medieval pleasaunce 30m south east of Court Lodge is a landscape feature forming part of the designed grounds associated with Bodiam Castle in Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009013.
A medieval pleasaunce 30m south east of Court Lodge: part of the landscaped setting of Bodiam Castle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1009013.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including A quadrangular castle and its landscaped setting, an associated millpond, medieval crofts and cultivation earthworks, and a World War II pillbox at Bodiam (0.4 km), Medieval moated site, Peters Green (0.5 km), Romano-British site S of Bodiam Bridge (0.8 km).
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A medieval pleasaunce 30m south east of Court Lodge: part of the landscaped setting of Bodiam Castle stands on Wealden Group, bedrock that formed in the Barremian. The rock here is sandstone and siltstone, interbedded.