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Ightham Mote is a medieval moated manor house situated in the Weald of Kent, first documented in the fourteenth century and substantially developed thereafter. The site comprises a timber-framed and stone-built manor house surrounded by a water-filled moat, representing a characteristic form of domestic fortification adopted by minor gentry during the medieval period. The surviving structures include a gatehouse, chapel, and ranges of buildings arranged around a central courtyard, with later medieval and early Tudor modifications evident in the architectural fabric. The moat and surrounding landscape preserve evidence of medieval land management and the functional organisation of a prosperous manorial estate.
Ightham Mote Medieval moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013120. View the official record →
Ightham Mote is a medieval moated manor house situated in the Weald of Kent, first documented in the fourteenth century and substantially developed thereafter. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013120.
Ightham Mote 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 1013120.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Large multivallate hillfort and Palaeolithic rock shelters at Oldbury Hill (2.9 km), Roughway Bridge (3.2 km), Old Soar Manor: a fortified medieval house (3.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Ightham Mote Medieval 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.
Ightham Mote Medieval moated site stands on Lower Greensand Group, bedrock that formed in the Albian. The rock here is sandstone and mudstone.