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Down Hall Gatehouse is a medieval fortified gatehouse located in Cambridgeshire, England. The structure dates to the fourteenth century and represents a significant example of domestic military architecture from the later medieval period. The gatehouse retains substantial original masonry and exhibits the defensive characteristics typical of such structures, including narrow apertures and robust construction designed to control access to the hall and its demesne. As a recorded monument of regional importance, it demonstrates the evolution of aristocratic residential security during the medieval centuries and survives as a rare example of this architectural form in East Anglia.
Down Hall Gatehouse is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006911. View the official record →
Down Hall Gatehouse is a medieval fortified gatehouse located in Cambridgeshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006911.
Down Hall Gatehouse 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 1006911.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ring ditches and enclosures at Slip End (6.7 km), Triple ditches at Galley Hill (6.8 km), Bowl barrow 1km south-west of Heath Farm: part of the round barrow cemetery on Deadman's Hill (6.8 km).
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