Moats

Connected Sites: 27

WHS with visible presence of a moat, "a deep, broad ditch dug around a castle, fortification, building, or town, historically to provide it with a preliminary line of defence" (wiki).

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Connected Sites

Mozu-Furuichi Kofun
Inscribed: 2019
2.07
77
5
Each Mound Was Surrounded By A Moat (Filled With Water Or Dry), And Some Of The Larger And More Complex Kofun Had Double Or Triple Moats. (Ab Ev)
Viking Age Ring Fortresses
Inscribed: 2023
2.00
104
5
Trelleborg: "The Moat Of The Inner Rampart Is C. 17 M Wide And 4 M Deep. It Was Not Filled With Water But Traces Of A Number Of Posts Have Been Found At The Bottom Of The Moat, Which May Have Been Pointed Though They Could Also Just Be Evidence Of Simple Planking." (See Link)
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Dutch Water Defence Lines
Inscribed: 1996
2.48
369
15
"A Fort Ensemble Consisted Of Linked Concrete Buildings On An Island Defined By A Moat" (Ab Ev 1996)
Nesvizh
Nesvizh
Belarus
Inscribed: 2005
2.53
106
5
The Buildings Are Set Within The Remains Of 16th Century Fortifications Comprised Of Four Bastions And Four Curtain Walls In A Rectangular Plan, Surrounded By A Moat. (Ouv)
Sambor Prei Kuk
Inscribed: 2017
3.14
87
9
"The Moats Served, At One And The Same Time, The City’S Water Supply, Defence, And Agriculture." (Ab Ev)
Fortified City of Carcassonne
Inscribed: 1997
3.88
391
14
"The Enclosure Is Surrounded By Moats" (Ouv)
Chola Temples
Inscribed: 1987
3.98
67
9
"Outside The Temple Enclosure Are The Fort Walls Of The Sivaganga Little Fort Surrounded By A Moat" (Ouv)
Himeji-jo
Inscribed: 1993
3.50
285
10
"The Property Boundaries Follow The Moats Around The Outer Walled Zone" (Integrity Statement)
Fort Jesus
Inscribed: 2011
2.52
62
2
"Includes The Fort's Moat" (Brief Description)
Xochicalco
Inscribed: 1999
3.30
107
8
"The Lower Part Is Encircled By Moated Walls, Pierced By Defended Entrances" (Ab Ev)
Pyu Ancient Cities
Inscribed: 2014
1.99
33
4
"The Pyu Cities’ Urban Morphology Set A New Template Of Extended Urban Format Characterized By Massive Gated Walls Surrounded By Moats" (Ouv)
Panamá
Panamá
Panama
Inscribed: 1997
2.93
207
8
Casco Viejo: "Most Of The Seaward Walls Of The Colonial Fortifications And Parts Of The Landward Bastions And Moat Survive" (Ouv)
Malbork Castle
Inscribed: 1997
3.60
241
8
"The Whole Complex Is Surrounded By An Intricate System Of Defensive Works, Including Massive Walls And Bastions, Wet And Dry Moats And Ditches" (Ab Ev)
Torun
Torun
Poland
Inscribed: 1997
3.24
233
8
"The Teutonic Castle, Built In A Horseshoe-Shaped Plan Surrounded By A Curtain Wall And Moats" (Integrity Statement)
Kazan Kremlin
Inscribed: 2000
2.79
85
6
"Kazan Was A Pre-Mongol Bulgar City With Fortified Trading Settlement, Surrounded By Moats, Ramparts And Stockade." (Ouv)
Bolgar
Bolgar
Russia
Inscribed: 2014
2.26
42
5
"The Site Preserves Its Spatial Context With Its Historic Moat And Walls" (Ouv)
Roman Walls of Lugo
Inscribed: 2000
2.88
198
7
"The Walls Conserve Their Original Layout And The Construction Features Associated With Their Defensive Purpose, With Walls, Battlements, Towers, Fortifications, Both Modern And Original Gates And Stairways, And A Moat." (Ouv)
Visby
Visby
Sweden
Inscribed: 1995
3.29
129
7
"The Well-Preserved Town Wall, With Its Towers And Gates, Extends 3.4 Km And Is Surrounded By Dry Moats And Open Spaces That Together Form A Defensive Network." (Ouv)
Ayutthaya
Ayutthaya
Thailand
Inscribed: 1991
3.60
392
15
"Ayutthaya Was Laid Out According To A Systematic And Rigid City Planning Grid, Consisting Of Roads, Canals, And Moats Around All The Principal Structures." (Ouv)
Sukhothai
Sukhothai
Thailand
Inscribed: 1991
3.65
207
9
"Protection In The Form Of City Moats" (Ouv)
Si Thep
Si Thep
Thailand
Inscribed: 2023
2.48
27
5
"Ancient Town Of Si Thep (Component Part 001), Featuring Muang Nai (Inner Town) And Muang Nok (Outer Town) Surrounded By Moats" (Ouv)
Ancient Merv
Ancient Merv
Turkmenistan
Inscribed: 1999
2.83
47
5
"Erk Kala (20ha), Is A Walled And Moated Polygonal Site With Walls Surviving To Some 30 M And An Internal Citadel." (Ouv)
Tower of London
Tower of London
United Kingdom
Inscribed: 1988
3.39
904
20
"The Tower Is A Complex Of Several Buildings Set Within Two Concentric Rings Of Defensive Walls And A Moat." (Wiki)
Citadel of the Ho Dynasty
Inscribed: 2011
2.36
126
8
Inner Citadel: "The Remains Of An Encircling Moat" (Ab Ev)
Gwynedd Castles
Gwynedd Castles
United Kingdom
Inscribed: 1986
3.40
247
10
Beaumaris Castle: "The Fortification Is Built Of Local Stone, With A Moated Outer Ward Guarded By Twelve Towers And Two Gatehouses" (Wiki)
Sado Island Gold Mines
Inscribed: 2024
2.06
7
3
Around Sado Bugyosho, The Former Magistrate's Office
Flemish Béguinages
Inscribed: 1998
2.78
434
13
"In Both Types Enclosing Walls, Possibly Even A Moat, And Gates Stress The Desire To Set Such Small Towns-Within-A-Town Apart And To Erect A Boundary Between Two Different Worlds." (Ab Ev)