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Civil War redoubt on Beacon Hill is a seventeenth-century military fortification located northwest of The Firs in Nottinghamshire. The earthwork dates to the English Civil War period and represents the defensive engineering constructed during the conflict between Parliamentarian and Royalist forces. The redoubt's physical form comprises an entrenchment designed to provide protected gun positions and military advantage on the elevated terrain of Beacon Hill. Such fortifications were characteristically hastily constructed field works, reflecting the strategic importance of controlling high ground during the civil war campaigns in the Midlands.
Civil War redoubt on Beacon Hill, 550m north west of The Firs is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016149. View the official record →
Civil War redoubt on Beacon Hill is a seventeenth-century military fortification located northwest of The Firs in Nottinghamshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016149.
Civil War redoubt on Beacon Hill, 550m north west of The Firs 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 1016149.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Queen's Sconce (2.9 km), Hawton moated site, fishpond, Civil War redoubt and ridge and furrow (4.2 km), Dovecote 250m north west of Barnby Hall (4.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Civil War redoubt on Beacon Hill, 550m north west of The Firs'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.
Civil War redoubt on Beacon Hill, 550m north west of The Firs stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.