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| Name: | Perching Manor House and Moat, Fulking |
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| HER Ref: | MWS893 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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Designations - none recorded
Summary
The medieval manor house or castle of Perching stood 300yds west of the existing farm house and its site is marked by a large square mound with faint traces of a moat.
Monument Types
- FORTIFIED MANOR HOUSE (Built, Medieval - 1264 AD (Approximately) to 1329 AD (Approximately))
- MANOR (Created, Medieval - 1264 AD (between) to 1329 AD (between))
- MOAT (Created, Medieval - 1264 AD (between) to 1329 AD (between))
- MOUND (Constructed, Medieval - 1264 AD (between) to 1329 AD (between))
- RECTILINEAR ENCLOSURE (Constructed, Medieval - 1264 AD (between) to 1329 AD (between))
- HOLLOW WAY (Created, To 1329 AD (between) and From 1364 AD (between))
Sources
| <1> | Bibliographic reference: VCH (Sussex). 1940. A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 7 - The Rape of Lewes. 202. |
| <2>XY | Index: Ordnance Survey. 1963 - 1972. Ordnance Survey Record Card - TQ21SW3. [Mapped feature: #12468 ] |
| <3> | Web Site: Historic England. 2012. Heritage Gateway. https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/gateway/. 399350. |
| <4> | Grey Literature Report: Historic England. 2024. Changing Chalk: Downs from Above Historic England Warden Report. HE Research Report - Monuments. 399350. |
| <5>XY | Digital archive: Historic England. 2024. Changing Chalk: Downs from Above Historic England - Digital Mapping (GIS) Shapefiles. HE Research Shapefiles - Monuments. 399350. [Mapped features: #18395 ; #18396 ; #18397 ] |
Associated Events
- Changing Chalk: Downs From Above (Ref: Research Report Series 16/2023)
Associated Monuments
- MWS15745 - Part of: Changing Chalk: Downs From Above - Overview (Monument)
- MWS14692 - Related to: Earthwork in Perching Hovel Wood, Fulking (Monument)
- MWS13275 - Related to: Paythorne Farm Historic Farmstead, Fulking (Monument)
- MWS13311 - Related to: Perching Farm Historic Farmstead, Fulking (Monument)
Associated Finds - none recorded
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