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Old Boarzell moated site is a medieval moated enclosure located approximately one hundred metres north east of Swiftsden Farm at Little Swiftsden in Sussex. The site comprises a substantial rectangular moat surrounding a central platform, a characteristic defensive and status-bearing feature of medieval settlement in southern England, typically associated with minor gentry or prosperous farming communities. The moated enclosure dates to the medieval period, likely established between the twelfth and fourteenth centuries, and represents a form of domestic fortification that became widespread across the English countryside during this era. Such moated sites served both practical functions in terms of water management and drainage as well as symbolic assertions of social standing and proprietal rights.
Old Boarzell moated site 100m north east of Swiftsden Farm, Little Swiftsden is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015240. View the official record →
Old Boarzell moated site is a medieval moated enclosure located approximately one hundred metres north east of Swiftsden Farm at Little Swiftsden in Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015240.
Old Boarzell moated site 100m north east of Swiftsden Farm, Little Swiftsden 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 1015240.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The remains of the Romano-British ironworks site to the north of Bardown Oast Farm (5.3 km), Robertsbridge Abbey (6 km), Medieval moated site, Glottenham Castle (6.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Old Boarzell moated site 100m north east of Swiftsden Farm, Little Swiftsden'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.
Old Boarzell moated site 100m north east of Swiftsden Farm, Little Swiftsden stands on Wealden Group, bedrock that formed in the Barremian. The rock here is sandstone and siltstone, interbedded.