Scheduled MonumentsEnglandCivil War earthwork fort 350m north-east of Walk Farm

Civil War earthwork fort 350m north-east of Walk Farm

England
List entry 1007735
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007735
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
3.08 hectares
Grid reference
TA 21239 04413
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Civil War earthwork fort located approximately 350 metres north-east of Walk Farm in Lincolnshire is a defensive structure dating to the English Civil War period of the 17th century. The monument survives as an earthen fortification, representing the military engineering and strategic defensive requirements of the conflict. Such forts were constructed by both Royalist and Parliamentarian forces to control territory, protect strategic locations, and maintain supply lines during the bitter struggles of the 1640s. The earthwork demonstrates the physical legacy of civil conflict in the Lincolnshire landscape, where control of strategic positions was contested between opposing forces during this tumultuous period of English history.

Civil War earthwork fort 350m north-east of Walk Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007735. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Civil War earthwork fort 350m north-east of Walk Farm?

The Civil War earthwork fort located approximately 350 metres north-east of Walk Farm in Lincolnshire is a defensive structure dating to the English Civil War period of the 17th century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007735.

Who is responsible for protecting Civil War earthwork fort 350m north-east of Walk Farm?

Civil War earthwork fort 350m north-east of Walk 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 1007735.

What other scheduled monuments are near Civil War earthwork fort 350m north-east of Walk Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Long barrow in Valley Plantation (6.2 km), Neolithic long barrow 380m south west of Thorganby House (7.1 km), Ash Hill long barrow in Swinhope Park (8.3 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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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Civil War earthwork fort 350m north-east of Walk Farm

Civil War earthwork fort 350m north-east of Walk Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Civil War earthwork fort 350m north-east of Walk Farm

Battle of Winceby (1643)Battle (1643) · ~23.1 miles