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Castle Hill ringwork west of St James's Church is a medieval ringwork situated near the parish church in Northamptonshire. The monument comprises an earthen bank and ditch forming a circular or near-circular enclosure, typical of small-scale Norman fortifications constructed in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Such ringworks served as defensive residences or administrative centres for local lords during the early medieval period, and their modest scale suggests they were held by lesser nobility or manorial tenants rather than major magnates. The survival of this earthwork, despite subsequent agricultural use of the surrounding landscape, indicates its robust original construction and demonstrates the distribution of Norman-period military architecture across the English countryside beyond major castles.
Castle Hill ringwork west of St James's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010111. View the official record →
Castle Hill ringwork west of St James's Church is a medieval ringwork situated near the parish church in Northamptonshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010111.
Castle Hill ringwork west of St James's Church 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 1010111.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Site of medieval village of Stutchbury (1.8 km), Sulgrave bowl barrow (1.9 km), Lower Thorpe bowl barrow (1.9 km).
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