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Filston Hall is a medieval moated site located in Kent, England. The monument consists of a substantial rectangular moat that formerly enclosed a residential or manorial complex, typical of the domestic fortifications constructed by the medieval gentry during the 12th to 16th centuries. The site demonstrates the characteristic defensive and status-bearing features of such installations, with the water-filled moat serving both practical and symbolic functions in medieval settlement hierarchy. Though the structures that once stood within the moat have been largely lost, the earthwork remains an important record of medieval land use and lordly habitation in the Kent countryside.
Medieval moated site, Filston Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013133. View the official record →
Filston Hall is a medieval moated site located in Kent, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013133.
Medieval moated site, Filston Hall 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 1013133.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Shoreham Memorial Cross (1.2 km), Otford Palace (2 km), St Thomas a Becket's Well (2.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval moated site, Filston Hall'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.
Medieval moated site, Filston Hall stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.