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Hall's Close is a ringwork and bailey, a type of early medieval fortification consisting of an earthen mound with an encircling ditch and outer defensive work. Located approximately one hundred metres west of Kentend Farm in Wiltshire, the monument dates to the Norman period or slightly earlier, representing the kind of modest defensive structure common to the eleventh and twelfth centuries. The earthworks survive as a raised mound surrounded by a ditch, characteristic of ringwork and bailey forms which served both military and administrative functions in the early medieval landscape. Such monuments are typically associated with minor lords or thegns and are important for understanding the distribution of power and settlement patterns in post-Conquest England.
Hall's Close: a ringwork and bailey 100m west of Kentend Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013197. View the official record →
Hall's Close is a ringwork and bailey, a type of early medieval fortification consisting of an earthen mound with an encircling ditch and outer defensive work. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013197.
Hall's Close: a ringwork and bailey 100m west of Kentend 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 1013197.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Water meadow 400m east of Clattinger Farm (3.6 km), Medieval settlement and associated field system at Clattinger Farm (4.1 km), Moated site and surrounding earthwork enclosure, 100m south of Chelworth Farm (4.2 km).
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