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Boarzell House
Hob Uid: 414720
Location : East Sussex Rother Ticehurst
Grid Ref : TQ7166028490
Summary : Site of a moated house dated by excavated finds to late C13 or early C14. The monument concists of a rectangular moat which contained a house and other buildings. The buildings were demolished and the moat filled in in 1859.
More information : (TQ 71662849) Boarzell, a mid 15th c moated house, which, according to documentary evidence, was demolished and levelled in 1860. Excavations under the direction of Mr R Dumbreck in 1971-2, which are to be continued, revealed ashlar facing to the inner lip of the moat, and Md pottery and glass. A report will be forwarded to Lewes Museum. (1) The site of Boarzell is indicated by a low amorphous platform c 40.0m square, surrounded by marshy ground. Excavation trenches are still exposed. A plan dated 1849 in Lewes Record Office shows the house in the SE corner of the moated area. (2)

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Source details : Oral Mr R Dumbreck Boarzell School
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Source details : F1 PAS 08-JAN-73
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Source Number : 2a
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Source details : Plan 1849 (26.6' - 1 mile) Lewes Record Office
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Source details : English Heritage Schedule Entry 14/03/1997
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Late C13-Early c14
Monument End Date : 1332
Monument Start Date : 1267
Monument Type : Jettied House, Moat, Curtain Wall
Evidence : Earthwork, Destroyed Monument

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : C17 and C18
Monument End Date : 1799
Monument Start Date : 1600
Monument Type : House, Brewhouse, Bridge
Evidence : Destroyed Monument

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 26612
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TQ 72 NW 11
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1971-01-01
End Date : 1973-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1973-01-08
End Date : 1973-01-08

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Boarzell House