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The Civil War redoubt located approximately 550 metres south-east of Valley Farm is a seventeenth-century defensive earthwork constructed during the English Civil War period. The monument survives as an archaeological site in Nottinghamshire, representing the military engineering and fortification strategies employed during the conflict between Royalist and Parliamentarian forces. Such redoubts functioned as temporary or semi-permanent strongpoints within broader systems of defensive lines, typically featuring raised earthen ramparts and ditches designed to mount artillery or musket fire. The survival of this earthwork as an upstanding monument contributes to the archaeological understanding of Civil War military infrastructure in the East Midlands region.
Civil War redoubt 550m south east of Valley Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016046. View the official record →
The Civil War redoubt located approximately 550 metres south-east of Valley Farm is a seventeenth-century defensive earthwork constructed during the English Civil War period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016046.
Civil War redoubt 550m south east of Valley 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 1016046.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Standing cross known as Beaumond Cross (1.3 km), Queen's Sconce (1.8 km), Hawton moated site, fishpond, Civil War redoubt and ridge and furrow (3.7 km).
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