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Moated site in Orchard Wood is a medieval defensive or residential enclosure located in Sussex, England. The site comprises a water-filled or partially water-filled ditch forming a roughly rectangular or irregular perimeter, a characteristic feature of moated homesteads that were widespread across southern England during the medieval period, particularly from the twelfth to sixteenth centuries. Such moats typically enclosed the domestic buildings and working areas of a substantial household, serving both practical and status-affirming functions. The Orchard Wood example represents the remains of a medieval settlement pattern that reflected the dispersed, manorialised landscape of rural Sussex during the High and Late Medieval periods.
Moated site in Orchard Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010498. View the official record →
Moated site in Orchard Wood is a medieval defensive or residential enclosure located in Sussex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010498.
Moated site in Orchard Wood 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 1010498.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Motte and bailey castle 240m east of Dean's Mill (3 km), Philpots Camp: a promontory fort and Mesolithic rock shelters 500m north west of Philpots Farm (3.6 km), Stumbletts Furnace, 360m south-east of Twyford House (3.7 km).
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