Tudor Gatehouse Turrets (Composite) - 3D model by enfarchsoc

Composite model of the 2023 and 2024 trenches which discovered the inner gatehouse of Elsyng Tudor palace in the woodland of Forty Hall, Enfield, dug by the Enfield Archaeological Society in June 2023 and 2024. The inner gatehouse separated and controlled access between the outer court, where most of the palace staff lived and worked, and the inner court, which contained the more high status buildings including the royal apartments themselves. From 16th century documents we know that the gatehouse was an imposing four-storey structure that was reached by a grand bridge across a moat. We now know that, in keeping with the style of the time, the gatehouse had polygonal turrets on its corners, although especially in the case of the 2024 turret it appears to have been too small to have functioned as a staircase and so was likely a purely decorative feature, and evidence also suggests it was a late insertion into the structure. The 2023 dig was featured on Series 11 of the BBC’s ‘Digging For Britain’. - Tudor Gatehouse Turrets (Composite) - 3D model by enfarchsoc