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Medieval moated site, Cooden

England
List entry 1012918
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1012918
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.31 hectares
Grid reference
TQ 70842 07240
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Medieval moated site, Cooden is a moated enclosure located in East Sussex, dating to the medieval period. The site comprises a rectangular moat surrounding a central platform, a common defensive and status-indicating feature of medieval manorial settlements. Moated sites of this type became prevalent in England during the 12th and 13th centuries, serving both practical and symbolic functions for landholding families. The Cooden example represents a modest but significant survival of medieval settlement archaeology in the Sussex landscape.

Medieval moated site, Cooden is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012918. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Medieval moated site, Cooden?

Medieval moated site, Cooden is a moated enclosure located in East Sussex, dating to the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012918.

Who is responsible for protecting Medieval moated site, Cooden?

Medieval moated site, Cooden 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 1012918.

What other scheduled monuments are near Medieval moated site, Cooden?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Deserted medieval village of Northeye, 885m south-west of Old Road Farm (2.6 km), Martello tower no 55, 500m south west of Normans' Bay Station (3.4 km), Medieval moated site and associated earthworks, Pound Piece, Manxey (5.7 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Deserted medieval village of Northeye, 885m south-west of Old Road Farm
2.6 km
Martello tower no 55, 500m south west of Normans' Bay Station
3.4 km
Medieval moated site and associated earthworks, Pound Piece, Manxey
5.7 km
St Mary's Chapel, Bulverhythe (remains of)
6 km
Herstmonceux Castle
6.9 km
Manor house (remains of)
7 km
Martello tower no 64 at the Crumbles, 1.3km north east of Langney Point
7.9 km
Battle Abbey
9.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Medieval moated site, Cooden

Medieval moated site, Cooden stands on Wealden Group, bedrock that formed in the Barremian. The rock here is sandstone and siltstone, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Medieval moated site, Cooden

Battle of Hastings 1066Battle (1066) · ~5.6 miles
Domesday entry for Hooe, Sussex →
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