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Warren Farm moated site is a medieval enclosed settlement situated at Shepherd's Hill in Sussex. The monument comprises a substantial rectangular moat with associated earthworks that once surrounded and protected a residential complex, typical of the moated homesteads established by minor gentry and prosperous farmers during the medieval period. The site dates from the high medieval period, demonstrating the defensive and status-conscious settlement patterns characteristic of rural England in the twelfth to fourteenth centuries. The survival of the moat's banks and surrounding landscape features provides valuable archaeological evidence for understanding medieval agricultural economy and domestic life in the Sussex countryside.
Medieval moated site, Warren Farm, Shepherd's Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012913. View the official record →
Warren Farm moated site is a medieval enclosed settlement situated at Shepherd's Hill in Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012913.
Medieval moated site, Warren Farm, Shepherd's Hill 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 1012913.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pounsley iron furnace (1.2 km), Iron plat furnace (2.6 km), Medieval settlement site in Buxted Park (3.5 km).
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