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Civil War sconce 650m north west of Devon Bridge is a seventeenth-century military earthwork constructed during the English Civil War. The monument consists of a small fortified position, typical of the temporary defensive structures erected by either Royalist or Parliamentarian forces during the conflict to control strategic locations and supply routes in Nottinghamshire. The sconce would originally have comprised an earth rampart with a ditch, designed to accommodate a small garrison and artillery pieces. Such works were characteristically abandoned or slighted after the war's conclusion, leaving the earthwork remains that survive as archaeological evidence of the region's Civil War campaigns.
Civil War sconce 650m north west of Devon Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017402. View the official record →
Civil War sconce 650m north west of Devon Bridge is a seventeenth-century military earthwork constructed during the English Civil War. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017402.
Civil War sconce 650m north west of Devon Bridge 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 1017402.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Queen's Sconce (0.9 km), Standing cross known as Beaumond Cross (1.3 km), Hawton moated site, fishpond, Civil War redoubt and ridge and furrow (2.6 km).
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