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Medieval moated site north-east of Upper Common

England
List entry 1013393
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013393
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.58 hectares
Grid reference
SU 90017 18054
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Medieval moated site north-east of Upper Common is a scheduled ancient monument located in Sussex, England. The site comprises a moated enclosure typical of medieval domestic settlement, with the characteristic water-filled ditch surrounding a raised platform that once supported residential and agricultural buildings. Dating to the medieval period, such moated sites represent a widespread form of settlement defence and status symbol amongst the lesser nobility and substantial landholding classes during the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. The monument survives as an earthwork feature and contributes to understanding of dispersed medieval settlement patterns in the South East.

Medieval moated site north-east of Upper Common is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013393. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Medieval moated site north-east of Upper Common?

Medieval moated site north-east of Upper Common is a scheduled ancient monument located in Sussex, England.

Who is responsible for protecting Medieval moated site north-east of Upper Common?

Medieval moated site north-east of Upper Common 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 1013393.

What other scheduled monuments are near Medieval moated site north-east of Upper Common?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Halnaker House: a fortified medieval manor house and part of its landscaped grounds (9.1 km), Devil's Ditch, section extending 380yds (350m) NW from The Cottage, Goodwood Park (9.4 km), Devil's Ditch, section extending 1100yds (1000m), Valdoe Wood (9.5 km).

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Overview
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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.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Halnaker House: a fortified medieval manor house and part of its landscaped grounds
9.1 km
Devil's Ditch, section extending 380yds (350m) NW from The Cottage, Goodwood Park
9.4 km
Devil's Ditch, section extending 1100yds (1000m), Valdoe Wood
9.5 km
Devil's Ditch, section extending 1730yds (1580m) from Stane Street to NW end of Redvin's Copse
9.6 km
Devil's Ditch, section extending 330yds (300m) W of Waterbeach Hotel, Goodwood Park, Box Grove
9.7 km
Devil's Ditch, section extending 200yds (180m) E of Waterbeach Hotel, Goodwood Park
9.7 km
Devil's Ditch, section 725yds (660m) long W of Ounces Barn
9.7 km
Devil's Ditch, section extending 530yds (480m) W from Lavant Lodge
9.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Medieval moated site north-east of Upper Common

Medieval moated site north-east of Upper Common stands on Gault Formation And Upper Greensand Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and limestone.

The wider landscape

Around Medieval moated site north-east of Upper Common

ChichesterRoman town · ~8.5 milesFishbourne Roman PalaceArchaeological site · ~9.2 miles
Domesday entry for Cocking, Sussex →
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