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Hales Castle is a ringwork and associated earthworks located on Coles Hill in Somerset, England. The site represents a form of medieval fortification characteristic of the Norman period, consisting of a circular or oval defensive earthwork. Ringworks of this type were typically constructed in the eleventh and twelfth centuries as relatively modest fortified settlements, often serving as administrative or manorial centres. The earthworks at Hales Castle preserve evidence of medieval settlement patterns in the Somerset landscape, though like many such sites it has not been subject to extensive excavation or detailed archaeological study that would clarify its precise chronology and functional development.
Hales Castle: a ringwork and associated earthworks on Coles Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008805. View the official record →
Hales Castle is a ringwork and associated earthworks located on Coles Hill in Somerset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008805.
Hales Castle: a ringwork and associated earthworks on Coles Hill 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 1008805.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 760m north west of The Down House (9.7 km), White Sheet camp (9.7 km), Cross dyke on Mere Down, east of White Sheet Hill hillfort (9.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Hales Castle: a ringwork and associated earthworks on Coles Hill'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.
Hales Castle: a ringwork and associated earthworks on Coles Hill stands on Gault Formation And Upper Greensand Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and limestone.