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Winchelsea Town Wall
Hob Uid: 978700
Location : East Sussex Rother Icklesham
Grid Ref : TQ9040017100
Summary : The town wall of Winchesea is said to have been built circa 1415, of which there are uncertain remains, and a conjectural course.
More information : (TQ 90251767) Town Wall [NR] (rems of) [NAT] (TQ 90101648) Town Ditch [NR]. (1) (TQ 90251767) A portion of the N.W angle of the town wall probably built c.1415. All that remains (except for some foundations on the W.) of the town wall which enclosed 150 acres. (2) Probably not the town wall NW angle but the remains of "Stone Mill" (ef Auth 3). No trace of town wall save for "toothing" at the three extant gates. [TQ 91 NW 12, 13, 14]. (3) (TQ 90101749) Scarp or double scarp feature probably on line of original town defence. [Surveyed at 1:2500] (TQ 90501675) Conjectural course of town defence (approximate) deduced by relationship to natural slopes of former cliff and gates. (4) Record reconstructed from Medieval Winchelsea Map Diagram, TQ 91 NW 2. (5)

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Source details : F1 NKB 13-OCT-72
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Source details : Lee ES 20-JAN-93 RCHME Recording
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Source details : Medieval Towns in England and Wales (ed) Barley
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Vol(s) : 1975

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Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Built from circa 1415
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Monument Start Date : 1415
Monument Type : Town Defences
Evidence : Conjectural Evidence

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TQ 91 NW 23
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