Harting Moat (The Gatehouse Record)

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as;
Rogate; Haben Bridge; Hertinge

In the civil parish of Harting.
In the historic county of Sussex.
Modern Authority of West Sussex.
1974 county of West Sussex.
Medieval County of Sussex (Rape of Chichester).

OS Map Grid Reference: SU78411939
Latitude 50.96860° Longitude -0.88469°

Harting Moat has been described as a probable Fortified Manor House.

There are no visible remains.

Description

Medieval moated site near Harting church. Saxon, Norman and medieval pottery along with a Saxon coin and a 15th century key have been found on the site. This may be the site of the house which was granted a licence to crenellate in 1266, and was further described in another medieval document of 1349-50. (PastScape)

This probably the site of the house which was granted a licence to crenellate in 1266. Guy quotes Lower as writing 'On an eminence above the Rother are some vestiges of a fortified residence within a fosse, but of its origin nothing seems to be known.' A OS field investigator in 1968 wrote there were no visible remains of this complex (Field Investigators Comments–F2 ASP 23-JUL-68).

A Royal licence to crenellate was granted in 1266 April 9 (Click on the date for details of this licence.).

Sources of information, references and further reading

Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s) 242462.
Further information may be available from the holder of the county Historic Environment Record.

Books
- Jones, R., 2003, 'Hastings to Herstmonceux: the castles of Sussex' in Rudling, D. (ed) The archaeology of Sussex to AD2000 (Great Dunham: Heritage Marketing and Publications) p. 171-8
  Guy, John, 1984, Castles in Sussex (Phillimore) p. 132
  King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol. 2 p. 475 (possible)
  Lower, Mark Antony, 1870, A Compendious History of Sussex, Topographical, Archaeological and Anecdotical (John Russell Smith, London)
  Elwes, Dudley George Cary, 1876, A history of the Castles, Mansions, and Manors of Western Sussex (London: Longmans) p. 113-14 online copy
  Turner, T.H. and Parker, J.H., 1859, Some account of Domestic Architecture in England (Oxford) Vol. 3 Part 2 p. 403 online copy
Periodical Articles
- 1949, The Archaeological news letter Vol. 1.9 p. 7
  Blaauw, William Henry, 1861, 'Royal Licenses to Fortify Towns and Houses in Sussex' Sussex Archaeological Collections Vol. 13 p. 104-117 online copy
Primary (Medieval documents or transcriptions of such documents - This section is far from complete and the secondary sources should be consulted for full references.)
- Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1910, Calendar of Patent Rolls Henry III (1258-66) Vol. 5 p. 580 online copy
  Maxwell Lyte, H.C. (ed), 1906, Calendar of Close Rolls Edward III (1349-54) Vol. 9 p. 153- view online copy (requires subscription but searchable) alternative online copy

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