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Peters Green moated site is a medieval enclosed settlement located in Sussex, England. The site comprises a substantial water-filled moat that once surrounded a residential enclosure, a form of defensive and status-affirming earthwork characteristic of the medieval period. Such moated sites were particularly prevalent in southern England during the twelfth to sixteenth centuries, serving landholders of modest to middling wealth. The Peters Green example represents the archaeological remains of domestic settlement patterns and land management practices typical of the medieval Sussex landscape.
Medieval moated site, Peters Green is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012914. View the official record →
Peters Green moated site is a medieval enclosed settlement located in Sussex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012914.
Medieval moated site, Peters Green 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 1012914.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including A medieval pleasaunce 30m south east of Court Lodge: part of the landscaped setting of Bodiam Castle (0.5 km), A quadrangular castle and its landscaped setting, an associated millpond, medieval crofts and cultivation earthworks, and a World War II pillbox at Bodiam (0.8 km), Romano-British site S of Bodiam Bridge (1.3 km).
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