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Drungewick Manor moated site is a medieval earthwork monument located in Sussex, England. The site comprises the remains of a moated enclosure, a defensive feature characteristic of medieval manorial settlements, which would have surrounded the principal residence and associated domestic structures. The moat itself survives as a substantial water-filled ditch that once provided both practical and symbolic protection for the manor house and its occupants. The site dates from the medieval period, representing a typical example of the moated homesteads that were common amongst minor gentry and substantial landholders in southern England during the later medieval centuries.
Drungewick Manor moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008049. View the official record →
Drungewick Manor moated site is a medieval earthwork monument located in Sussex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008049.
Drungewick Manor 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 1008049.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wephurst glass house, site of (3.9 km), Ringwork in Broomhall Copse (4.1 km), Medieval moated site and associated pillow mound, Wildwood Copse (4.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Drungewick Manor moated site's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Drungewick Manor moated site stands on Wealden Group, bedrock that formed in the Barremian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.