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Moated site and associated earthworks north west of West Wolves Farm, Ashington is a medieval defensive or domestic enclosure located in Sussex. The monument comprises a moat, a water-filled ditch forming a substantial earthwork boundary, together with associated banks and ditches that define the extent of the medieval occupation. Such moated sites were characteristic of the medieval period in southern England, typically dating from the twelfth to sixteenth centuries, and often served as the residences of minor gentry or prosperous landholders. The earthworks survive as an important record of medieval settlement patterns and land management in the Sussex weald region.
Moated site and associated earthworks north west of West Wolves Farm, Ashington. is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011854. View the official record →
Moated site and associated earthworks north west of West Wolves Farm, Ashington is a medieval defensive or domestic enclosure located in Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011854.
Moated site and associated earthworks north west of West Wolves Farm, Ashington. 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 1011854.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Saucer barrow 330m north east of The Mill House (8.1 km), Flint mine and part of a cross dyke 300m south east of Tolmare Farm (8.8 km), Regular aggregate field system with prehistoric and Romano-British farmsteads and a Bronze Age bowl barrow on Park Brow (9.1 km).
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