Moated sites in south-east England: 21st-century research and insights

The Medieval Studies Forum and CBA-SE are pleased to come together for this joint conference which brings together new research and insights on moated sites in the south-east of England, while considering themes and approaches which can be applied to older excavations.

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Preliminary programme:

10.00 Registration and refreshments
10.30 Welcome and introduction to the day (Rob Briggs, Chair, Surrey Archaeological Society Medieval Studies Forum)
10.40 Surrey’s moated sites: recent research, themes and thoughts arising (Rob Briggs, SyAS)
11.15 Moated Sites at National Trust Properties in Kent and Sussex (Nathalie Cohen, National Trust)
11.50 Comfort break
11.55 Plumpton Place: research, survey and excavation 2019-2023 (Diccon Hart, HB Archaeology and Conservation Ltd)
12.30 Lunch
13.30 'Homestead' moats and the elusive medieval garden: Romshed and Chiddingstone Burghersh in the Weald of Kent (Alastair Oswald, English Heritage)
14.05 Recent work on moated sites in the Darent Valley (Anne Sassin, Kent Downs National Landscape)
14.40 Comfort break
14.45 Encircling histories: recent research on the moat at Scadbury Manor, Chislehurst (Janet Clayton, Orpington and District Archaeological Society)
15.20 Closing remarks and discussion
15.30 Close