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The moated site immediately west of Furnace Farm is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Kent, England. The site comprises a substantial moat surrounding a raised platform or island, a characteristic feature of manorial enclosures dating from the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. Such moated sites functioned both as status symbols for the local landholding elite and as practical defences, with the water-filled ditch providing protection for domestic and agricultural buildings. The survival of the earthwork demonstrates the persistence of medieval settlement patterns in the Kentish landscape, though the specific buildings that once stood within the moat have not been archaeologically substantiated at this location.
Moated site immediately west of Furnace Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020383. View the official record →
The moated site immediately west of Furnace Farm is a medieval defensive earthwork located in Kent, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020383.
Moated site immediately west of Furnace Farm 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 1020383.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The site of Bedgebury Furnace, 100m south east of Furnace Farm (0.1 km), A quadrangular castle and 16th/17th century manor house known as Old Scotney Castle, set in a 19th century landscaped garden (5 km), Medieval moated site at Share Farm (5 km).
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