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Thunderfield Castle is a medieval moated site located in Surrey, England, with official designation NHLE list entry 1013348. The site consists of a substantial moat forming an irregular enclosure, representative of the defensive domestic architecture common to the medieval period in southern England. The monument dates from the medieval period, when such moated sites served as fortified residences for members of the gentry and landholding classes. The surviving earthwork remains provide archaeological evidence of the settlement patterns and residential strategies of medieval Surrey.
Thunderfield Castle medieval moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013348. View the official record →
Thunderfield Castle is a medieval moated site located in Surrey, England, with official designation NHLE list entry 1013348. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013348.
Thunderfield Castle medieval moated site 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 1013348.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval or Early Post-medieval Tannery, Scotchman's Copse (2 km), Medieval settlement remains 100m south east and 150m south west of Oldlands Farm, Tinsley Green (3.2 km), Moated site and associated earthworks on Pound Hill, 700m east of Gatwick Stream. (5.4 km).
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