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Groombridge Place is a medieval moated site located in the parish of Groombridge in Kent, England. The monument comprises a substantial rectangular moat which formerly enclosed a residential complex dating to the medieval period, representing a common form of elite and gentry settlement characteristic of the High to Late Medieval era. The moat remains a prominent topographical feature within the landscape, indicating the former extent and status of the settlement it protected. The site reflects the widespread adoption of moated homesteads among the landed classes during the medieval centuries, serving both defensive and symbolic purposes in the rural hierarchy of Kent.
Medieval moated site, Groombridge Place is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018592. View the official record →
Groombridge Place is a medieval moated site located in the parish of Groombridge in Kent, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018592.
Medieval moated site, Groombridge Place 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 1018592.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric rock shelters and a multivallate hillfort at High Rocks, 309m ESE of High Rocks Inn (2.9 km), Prehistoric rock shelters and a multivallate hillfort at High Rocks, 309m ESE of High Rocks Inn (2.9 km), Medieval moated site and adjoining fishponds, Blackham Court. (3.2 km).
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