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Holditch Court Tower is a fifteenth-century fortified tower located in Dorset. The structure represents a form of domestic fortification characteristic of the late medieval period, when landowners sought to strengthen their residences against potential threats during a period of civil instability. The tower survives as evidence of the architectural aspirations and defensive concerns of the gentry class during this era. Its designation as a scheduled ancient monument reflects its significance as a surviving example of medieval defensive domestic architecture in the county.
Holditch Court Tower is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002835. View the official record →
Holditch Court Tower is a fifteenth-century fortified tower located in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002835.
Holditch Court Tower 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 1002835.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lambert's Castle: an Iron Age hillfort 425m west of Nash Farm, with a bowl barrow, and the sites of a post-medieval fair and a telegraph station (4.1 km), Small multivallate hillfort with outworks called Coney's Castle (5.4 km), Roman fort and later Romano-British settlement at Woodbury Farm (6.7 km).
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