moated

Our thoughts have come down so low from the lofty donjon with the vision of which we set out that we begin to think of the smaller kind of moated houses in our own land.

Sketches of Travel in Normandy and Maine Edward Augustus Freeman 1857

Construction of the moated manor house was begun in 1450, to a familiar medieval technique – an oak timber frame resting on stone footings, filled in with wattle and daub.

The Renaissance in Britain: examples from the era 2011

The last stronghold of the Druids, it was also rich in history and lore, from its moated, thirteenth-century Beaumaris Castle to its Tudor pubs and Georgian mansions.

William and Kate Christopher Andersen 2011

And as for the squire in the moated country house, or the headmaster … It seems to me that Upward took a conscious decision to rid himself of this hedonism and to become a fiction writer with a mission.

The Captive Mind 2009

And as for the squire in the moated country house, or the headmaster … It seems to me that Upward took a conscious decision to rid himself of this hedonism and to become a fiction writer with a mission.

The Captive Mind 2009

The last stronghold of the Druids, it was also rich in history and lore, from its moated, thirteenth-century Beaumaris Castle to its Tudor pubs and Georgian mansions.

William and Kate Christopher Andersen 2011

Ch teau d'Issan, best known for its picturesque moated castle, allegedly served at the wedding of Eleanor of Aquitaine to Henry Plantagenet, has finally begun to live up to its third-growth ranking.

A Tale of Two Ch 2010

Close at the heels of his messenger came Cecil Barker, our friend of the moated Manor House.

Chennai 2010

Bodiam Castle is one of the UK's most perfectly preserved moated castles.

B&B review | Black Rock House, Hastings 2010

It was walled at one end with cob, and it too was moated with little drainage channels.

Wildwood Roger Deakin 2009