Scheduled MonumentsEnglandHorsey Hill Fort: a Civil War fieldwork

Horsey Hill Fort: a Civil War fieldwork

England
List entry 1015201
Nation
England
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Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Horsey Hill Fort is a Civil War fieldwork located in Huntingdonshire, England. The site represents one of the numerous military earthworks constructed during the English Civil War period in the mid-seventeenth century, when such fortifications were rapidly thrown up across the country to serve the strategic needs of both Parliamentarian and Royalist forces. The fort's physical remains survive as an earthwork, preserving evidence of the period's military engineering practices and the landscape's adaptation to civil conflict.

Horsey Hill Fort: a Civil War fieldwork is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015201. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Horsey Hill Fort: a Civil War fieldwork?

Horsey Hill Fort is a Civil War fieldwork located in Huntingdonshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015201.

Who is responsible for protecting Horsey Hill Fort: a Civil War fieldwork?

Horsey Hill Fort: a Civil War fieldwork 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 1015201.

What other scheduled monuments are near Horsey Hill Fort: a Civil War fieldwork?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 500m south of Bunting's Farm (1.7 km), Stanground Wash Bronze Age Barrow Cemetery (1.9 km), Roman field system and trackway with later field ditches and drove on Whittlesey Washes, 60m south of Bedford House (2.7 km).

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