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Castle Rough is a medieval moated site located in Kent, England, and represents a form of domestic fortification typical of the medieval period. The monument consists of a substantial water-filled moat surrounding a raised platform which would have contained a timber or masonry structure, a defensive arrangement commonly employed by landowners of modest to middling status during the medieval centuries. The site dates to the medieval period, though the precise dating and construction sequence would require archaeological investigation to establish definitively. Such moated sites are characteristic features of the medieval English countryside and typically served as the residences of local gentry or prosperous farmers seeking both defensive capability and the status symbol that fortification represented.
'Castle Rough' Medieval moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013368. View the official record →
Castle Rough is a medieval moated site located in Kent, England, and represents a form of domestic fortification typical of the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013368.
'Castle Rough' Medieval moated site 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 1013368.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Murston Old Church, Sittingbourne (1.2 km), World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (TS2), 300m east of Chetney Cottages (3.5 km), Queenborough Castle (6.2 km).
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