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).

Connected Sites

  • Mozu-Furuichi Kofun
    Inscribed: 2019
    2.11
    81
    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)
  • Dutch Water Defence Lines
    Inscribed: 1996
    2.45
    373
    16
    "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)
  • Fortified City of Carcassonne
    Inscribed: 1997
    3.88
    396
    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)
  • Fort Jesus
    Inscribed: 2011
    2.48
    64
    2
    "Includes The Fort's Moat" (Brief Description)
  • Torun
    Torun
    Poland
    Inscribed: 1997
    3.25
    236
    8
    "The Teutonic Castle, Built In A Horseshoe-Shaped Plan Surrounded By A Curtain Wall And Moats" (Integrity Statement)
  • Roman Walls of Lugo
    Inscribed: 2000
    2.88
    199
    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
    395
    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)
  • Ancient Merv
    Ancient Merv
    Turkmenistan
    Inscribed: 1999
    2.83
    48
    5
    "Erk Kala (20ha), Is A Walled And Moated Polygonal Site With Walls Surviving To Some 30 M And An Internal Citadel." (Ouv)
  • Citadel of the Ho Dynasty
    Inscribed: 2011
    2.36
    127
    8
    Inner Citadel: "The Remains Of An Encircling Moat" (Ab Ev)
  • Sado Island Gold Mines
    Inscribed: 2024
    2.22
    10
    3
    Around Sado Bugyosho, The Former Magistrate's Office
  • Flemish Béguinages
    Inscribed: 1998
    2.78
    441
    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)
  • Xochicalco
    Inscribed: 1999
    3.30
    107
    8
    "The Lower Part Is Encircled By Moated Walls, Pierced By Defended Entrances" (Ab Ev)
  • Viking Age Ring Fortresses
    Inscribed: 2023
    2.00
    105
    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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  • Tower of London
    Tower of London
    United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 1988
    3.39
    910
    20
    "The Tower Is A Complex Of Several Buildings Set Within Two Concentric Rings Of Defensive Walls And A Moat." (Wiki)
  • 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)
  • Sambor Prei Kuk
    Inscribed: 2017
    3.14
    88
    9
    "The Moats Served, At One And The Same Time, The City’S Water Supply, Defence, And Agriculture." (Ab Ev)
  • 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
    3.61
    244
    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)
  • Kazan Kremlin
    Inscribed: 2000
    2.79
    86
    6
    "Kazan Was A Pre-Mongol Bulgar City With Fortified Trading Settlement, Surrounded By Moats, Ramparts And Stockade." (Ouv)
  • Himeji-jo
    Inscribed: 1993
    3.49
    289
    10
    "The Property Boundaries Follow The Moats Around The Outer Walled Zone" (Integrity Statement)
  • Gwynedd Castles
    Gwynedd Castles
    United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 1986
    3.39
    248
    10
    Beaumaris Castle: "The Fortification Is Built Of Local Stone, With A Moated Outer Ward Guarded By Twelve Towers And Two Gatehouses" (Wiki)
  • Bolgar
    Bolgar
    Russia
    Inscribed: 2014
    2.26
    42
    5
    "The Site Preserves Its Spatial Context With Its Historic Moat And Walls" (Ouv)
  • Pyu Ancient Cities
    Inscribed: 2014
    1.99
    33
    4
  • Sukhothai
    Sukhothai
    Thailand
    Inscribed: 1991
    3.65
    207
    9