Iden Moat

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; La Mote; The Moat

In the civil parish of Iden.
In the historic county of Sussex (Modern Authority of East Sussex, 1974 county of East Sussex).

Called a possible castle. Remains of a C14 fortified manor house and possible gatehouse on a moated site. Licence to crenellate granted in 1318.

This site has been described as a;
Fortified Manor House.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Earthworks remains.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TQ90012393

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 417522

Books

Emery, Anthony, 2006, Greater Medieval Houses Vol3 (Cambridge) p439
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) p171-8
Salter, Mike, 2000, The Castles of Sussex (Malvern) p45
Guy, John, 1984, Castles in Sussex (Phillimore) p130
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p474 [possible]
Salzman, L.F. (ed), 1937, VCH Sussex Vol9 p154
Clinch, 1905, in Page, Wm (ed), VCH Sussex Vol1 p477
Turner, T.H. and Parker, J.H., 1859, Some account of Domestic Architecture in England (Oxford) Vol3 pt2 p407

Primary (Medieval documents or transcriptions of such documents - This section is far from complete and the secondary sources should be consulted for full references.)

Calendar of Patent Rolls (1317-21) p255

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