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Castle Hills Wood ringwork and baileys is a medieval earthwork fortification located in Lincolnshire, England. The site comprises a ringwork, a circular or oval defensive earthwork, alongside associated baileys, which were defended enclosures typical of early medieval castle design. Dating to the Norman period, likely the eleventh or twelfth century, the earthworks represent a form of fortification common in the decades following the Norman Conquest when lords required modest but effective defensive structures across newly conquered territories. The survival of these earthworks, visible in the modern landscape, provides archaeological evidence of early Norman settlement patterns and the militarisation of the Lincolnshire countryside during the medieval period.
Castle Hills Wood ringwork and baileys is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016970. View the official record →
Castle Hills Wood ringwork and baileys is a medieval earthwork fortification located in Lincolnshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016970.
Castle Hills Wood ringwork and baileys 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 1016970.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dog Island moat near Gainsborough (2 km), Standing cross on Walkeringham village green (4.8 km), Cross in St Martin's churchyard (4.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Castle Hills Wood ringwork and baileys's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Castle Hills Wood ringwork and baileys stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.