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Moat at Old Place is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Sussex, England. The monument consists of a moat, a water-filled or formerly water-filled ditch that typically surrounded a residential or manorial structure of medieval date. Such moated sites were common features of the English landscape from the 11th century onwards, serving both practical and symbolic functions for landholding families. The moat at Old Place represents the physical remains of a once-fortified domestic settlement, though the superstructure that it originally enclosed has not survived.
Moat at Old Place is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002204. View the official record →
Moat at Old Place is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Sussex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002204.
Moat at Old 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 1002204.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including New Gate, Winchelsea (2 km), Town ditch N of New Gate, Winchelsea (2 km), Medieval town of Winchelsea (2.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moat at Old Place's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Moat at Old Place stands on Wealden Group, bedrock that formed in the Barremian. The rock here is sandstone and siltstone, interbedded.