Scheduled MonumentsEnglandHalnaker House: a fortified medieval manor house and part of its landscaped grounds

Halnaker House: a fortified medieval manor house and part of its landscaped grounds

England
List entry 1018561
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018561
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.35 hectares
Grid reference
SU 90787 08878, SU 90893 08984
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Halnaker House is a fortified medieval manor house situated in Sussex, England. The surviving structure demonstrates the domestic and defensive characteristics typical of high-status medieval residences, with fortified elements reflecting the security concerns of its period. The house forms part of a designated ancient monument that includes landscaped grounds associated with its historical occupation and use. The site represents an important example of medieval manorial settlement and continues to be of archaeological and architectural significance within the Sussex landscape.

Halnaker House: a fortified medieval manor house and part of its landscaped grounds is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018561. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Halnaker House: a fortified medieval manor house and part of its landscaped grounds?

Halnaker House is a fortified medieval manor house situated in Sussex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018561.

Who is responsible for protecting Halnaker House: a fortified medieval manor house and part of its landscaped grounds?

Halnaker House: a fortified medieval manor house and part of its landscaped grounds 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 1018561.

What other scheduled monuments are near Halnaker House: a fortified medieval manor house and part of its landscaped grounds?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Keep of Tote Copse castle, 400m north of Decoy Farmhouse (4.4 km), Chichester Dyke, earthwork E of Chichester Barracks extending 600yds (550m) (5.2 km), Chichester Dyke, earthwork extending N 360yds (330m) from Otter Memorial College (5.4 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Halnaker House: a fortified medieval manor house and part of its landscaped grounds

Halnaker House: a fortified medieval manor house and part of its landscaped grounds stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Halnaker House: a fortified medieval manor house and part of its landscaped grounds

ChichesterRoman town · ~3.9 milesFishbourne Roman PalaceArchaeological site · ~5.3 miles