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ANCIENT EARTHWORKS for the buildings below. The plan of Hastings Castle published in Gro%%?, Antiquities, about 1750, shows very irregular and jagged cliffs reaching to a roadway marked ' Road to Hastings,' which is close to the sea-beach. To the west of the castle there are indications of a ditch, marked on the plan, ' Ditch about an Hundred Feet Wide.' The more important works of this class are the wet moats which surround the castles of Bodiam and Scotney. In connection with the former, Mr. Harold Sands, F.S.A.,' has discovered traces of a harbour between the river Rother and the castle. Hurstmonceux is surrounded by a dry moat. HOMESTEAD MOATS [Class F] Homestead moats are found mainly in the Wealden parts of Sussex, but they are not numerous and do not present any points of special interest. The following is a list of the Homestead moats of Sussex, arranged alphabetically under the names of the parishes in which they occur. Arlington. — Michelham Priory Moat (large) near the river Cuckmere. Claverham Moat. Moat near Sessingham Bridge. Moat at Willbees. AsHiNGTON. — Circular moat at Lower Buncton Farm. Battle. — Moat at Netherfield Place. Beckley. — Three sides of moat at Blossom Place. Bexhill. — Moat (?) near Cooding Farm. BoDiAM. — Circular moat just to the south of Kent Ditch. BosHAM. — Moat at Bosham. Remains of moat, etc., at Stonewall Farm. BuxTED. — Moat to the north-east of Shepherd's Hill. Chailey. — Remains, possibly those of a moat, at the Rectory, Chailey. Eastbourne. — Moat in Eastbourne (old town). East Grinstead. — Rectangular moat at Brambletye House. Rectangular moat (?), containing water, on the south bank of Felbridge Water. Edburton. — Moat (?) on site of Perching Manor-house. ETCHiNGHAM.^Moat formerly encircled the churchyard. Frant. — Moat at Moat Farm, Rumbold's Hill. Hellingly. — Rectangular moat at Horselunges. Henfield. — Moat at Streatham. Moat close to river Adur. Horsham. — " The Castle " moat. " Moated House." Moat, near Grayland's Copse. Chelsworth Moat with remains of Chelsworth House.- Remains of moat at Watling's Farm. Hunston. — Moat at Hunston Manor House Farm. Iden. — Remains of moat at Moat Farm. Ifield. — Moat at Ifield Court. Moat at Ewhurst Place. IsFiELD. — Circular moat to the south-west of the church. Laughton. — Moat at Laughton Place. • Sussex Arch. Coll. vol. xlvi. pp. 1 14-133. 477