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Shurland House: early 16th century Great House and associated remains

England
List entry 1015681
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015681
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.83 hectares
Grid reference
TQ 99383 71526
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Shurland House is a Great House of early sixteenth-century date located in Kent, England. The surviving remains represent a substantial domestic structure characteristic of the early Tudor period, when such houses served as important residences for gentry and nobility. The site retains physical evidence of its original architectural layout and construction methods typical of early sixteenth-century building practices. As a designated ancient monument, Shurland House contributes to the archaeological record of early modern domestic architecture in south-eastern England.

Shurland House: early 16th century Great House and associated remains is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015681. View the official record →

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What is Shurland House: early 16th century Great House and associated remains?

Shurland House is a Great House of early sixteenth-century date located in Kent, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015681.

Who is responsible for protecting Shurland House: early 16th century Great House and associated remains?

Shurland House: early 16th century Great House and associated remains 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 1015681.

What other scheduled monuments are near Shurland House: early 16th century Great House and associated remains?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cold War Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery lying on land to east of Harty Ferry Road (2.5 km), Nunnery at Minster Abbey (4 km), Medieval moated site at Sayes Court (6 km).

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Cold War Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery lying on land to east of Harty Ferry Road
2.5 km
Nunnery at Minster Abbey
4 km
Medieval moated site at Sayes Court
6 km
Oare gunpowder works
9.2 km
The site of St Saviour's Abbey, including the remains of an Iron Age farmstead and Faversham Roman villa
10.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Shurland House: early 16th century Great House and associated remains

Shurland House: early 16th century Great House and associated remains stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.

The wider landscape

Around Shurland House: early 16th century Great House and associated remains

CanterburyRoman town · ~12.8 milesRochesterRoman town · ~15.7 milesBattle of Maldon 991Battle (991) · ~22.6 miles
Domesday entry for Sheppey, Kent →
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