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Cockpit Hill is a scheduled ancient monument located within Ramsdale Park near Mansfield in Nottinghamshire. The site comprises an earthwork that represents a cockpit, a structure built for the purpose of cockfighting, a blood sport that was widespread in England from the medieval period through to the early modern era and beyond. The monument survives as an approximately circular or oval raised bank with a central depression, characteristic of cockpit construction where spectators would gather on the surrounding banks to view fights in the central pit. The precise dating of this particular example remains uncertain, though such structures are typically associated with the post-medieval period, reflecting the popularity of cockfighting among both gentry and common folk during the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries.
Cockpit Hill, Ramsdale Park is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006397. View the official record →
Cockpit Hill is a scheduled ancient monument located within Ramsdale Park near Mansfield in Nottinghamshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006397.
Cockpit Hill, Ramsdale Park 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 1006397.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Fox Wood earthworks (1.6 km), Bestwood Colliery engine house (4.2 km), 'Round Hill' (4.5 km).
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