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The Civil War gun battery and covered way immediately south east of Wiverton Hall is a fortification dating from the English Civil War period, constructed during the mid-seventeenth century conflict. The site comprises defensive earthworks including a gun battery position and an associated covered way, representing the military engineering employed by one of the warring factions to secure strategic advantage in the region. The monument reflects the widespread fortification of the Nottinghamshire landscape during the Civil War, when control of key locations and communication routes became essential to military operations. The earthwork remains survive as significant archaeological evidence of seventeenth-century military architecture and defensive strategy in the East Midlands.
Civil War gun battery and covered way immediately south east of Wiverton Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017404. View the official record →
The Civil War gun battery and covered way immediately south east of Wiverton Hall is a fortification dating from the English Civil War period, constructed during the mid-seventeenth century conflict. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017404.
Civil War gun battery and covered way immediately south east of Wiverton Hall 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 1017404.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site and fishponds 225m north of Wiverton Hall (0.3 km), St Mary's Church (3.1 km), Medieval market cross and 19th century commemorative cross (3.4 km).
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