Scheduled MonumentsEnglandMedieval moated site, Palstre Court

Medieval moated site, Palstre Court

England
List entry 1013124
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013124
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.56 hectares
Grid reference
TQ 88228 28344
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Palstre Court is a medieval moated site located in Kent, England. The monument consists of a moat that formerly enclosed a residential or manorial settlement, a common defensive and status-indicating feature of medieval domestic sites in England. Dating to the medieval period, such moated sites typically represent the residences of minor nobility, gentry, or prosperous yeomanry, and Palstre Court's construction and layout reflect the medieval concern for both security and the demonstration of social standing. The site remains an important archaeological record of medieval settlement patterns and domestic life in Kent.

Medieval moated site, Palstre Court is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013124. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Medieval moated site, Palstre Court?

Palstre Court is a medieval moated site located in Kent, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013124.

Who is responsible for protecting Medieval moated site, Palstre Court?

Medieval moated site, Palstre Court 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 1013124.

What other scheduled monuments are near Medieval moated site, Palstre Court?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval moated site and adjoining fishpond, Moat Farm (4.7 km), Royal Military Canal, Iden Lock (6.7 km), Ring ditch and rectangular enclosure SE of Mockbeggar (6.9 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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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Medieval moated site, Palstre Court

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

The wider landscape

Around Medieval moated site, Palstre Court

CanterburyRoman town · ~24.6 milesBattle of Hastings 1066Battle (1066) · ~11.5 miles