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Keep of Tote Copse castle is a motte-and-bailey fortification located near Decoy Farmhouse in Sussex, England. The site consists of an earthen mound typical of Norman defensive architecture, dating to the eleventh or twelfth century. The keep represents a form of fortified residence common in medieval England following the Norman Conquest, though little documentary evidence survives concerning its specific construction date or the lords who held it. The monument survives as an important archaeological example of early medieval military engineering in the Sussex landscape.
Keep of Tote Copse castle, 400m north of Decoy Farmhouse is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012180. View the official record →
Keep of Tote Copse castle is a motte-and-bailey fortification located near Decoy Farmhouse in Sussex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012180.
Keep of Tote Copse castle, 400m north of Decoy Farmhouse 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 1012180.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman amphitheatre (5.6 km), Chichester City Walls, The Tower, Orchard Street (5.9 km), Chichester Dyke, earthwork extending N 360yds (330m) from Otter Memorial College (6 km).
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