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Moat Farm is a medieval moated site located in Sussex with an associated post-medieval ice-house, representing two distinct phases of agricultural and domestic activity. The moated enclosure is characteristic of medieval settlement patterns in southern England, typically dating from the 12th to 16th centuries and serving defensive and status-related functions for a manor or substantial farmstead. The later ice-house addition reflects the 18th or 19th-century intensification of agricultural improvement and food preservation practices on established farmsteads. The monument survives as earthwork remains that document both the medieval manorial landscape and the evolution of rural domestic infrastructure into the early modern period.
Medieval moated site and post-Medieval ice-house, Moat Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013061. View the official record →
Moat Farm is a medieval moated site located in Sussex with an associated post-medieval ice-house, representing two distinct phases of agricultural and domestic activity. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013061.
Medieval moated site and post-Medieval ice-house, Moat Farm 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 1013061.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric rock shelters and a multivallate hillfort at High Rocks, 309m ESE of High Rocks Inn (2 km), Prehistoric rock shelters and a multivallate hillfort at High Rocks, 309m ESE of High Rocks Inn (2 km), Riverhall blast furnace (4.4 km).
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