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Buckton Castle: a ringwork and site of 17th century beacon 350m north east of Castle Farm

England
List entry 1015131
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015131
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.88 hectares
Grid reference
SD 98905 01634
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Buckton Castle is a ringwork situated approximately 350 metres north-east of Castle Farm in Cheshire, England. The monument consists of an earthwork defence characteristic of medieval fortifications, comprising a circular or oval bank and ditch arrangement typical of Norman or early medieval date. The site subsequently served a defensive function during the English Civil War period, when it was utilised as a beacon position, reflecting its strategic topographical location. The ringwork survives as an upstanding earthwork and remains a significant example of early medieval fortification in the region.

Buckton Castle: a ringwork and site of 17th century beacon 350m north east of Castle Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015131. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Buckton Castle: a ringwork and site of 17th century beacon 350m north east of Castle Farm?

Buckton Castle is a ringwork situated approximately 350 metres north-east of Castle Farm in Cheshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015131.

Who is responsible for protecting Buckton Castle: a ringwork and site of 17th century beacon 350m north east of Castle Farm?

Buckton Castle: a ringwork and site of 17th century beacon 350m north east of Castle Farm is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1015131.

What other scheduled monuments are near Buckton Castle: a ringwork and site of 17th century beacon 350m north east of Castle Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairn west of Hollingworthhall Moor (3.6 km), Bowl barrow 190m NNE of Knarr Barn (5.9 km), Melandra Castle Roman fort (6.9 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Round cairn west of Hollingworthhall Moor
3.6 km
Bowl barrow 190m NNE of Knarr Barn
5.9 km
Melandra Castle Roman fort
6.9 km
Ringwork in Castlehill Wood
7.2 km
Castleshaw Roman forts, 250m west of Castle Shaw Farm
7.9 km
Post-medieval glassworks 250m south east of Clarke's Bridge
8.5 km
Round cairn between Coombes Edge and Cown Edge
10.2 km
Ellenroad Ring Mill
11.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Buckton Castle: a ringwork and site of 17th century beacon 350m north east of Castle Farm

Buckton Castle: a ringwork and site of 17th century beacon 350m north east of Castle Farm stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Buckton Castle: a ringwork and site of 17th century beacon 350m north east of Castle Farm

Battle of Adwalton Moor 1643Battle (1643) · ~22 miles
Domesday entry for Hollingworth, Cheshire →
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