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Long Buckby ringwork and bailey is a Norman fortification located in Northamptonshire. The monument comprises a ringwork, a circular or oval defended enclosure, combined with an adjoining bailey, representing a common form of early Norman military architecture dating to the 11th or 12th century. Such earthwork fortifications were constructed rapidly and required less labour and resources than stone castles, making them characteristic of the period following the Norman Conquest when new lords established control over conquered territory. The site's survival as an earthwork demonstrates the scale and distribution of Norman defensive investment across the English landscape, reflecting the strategic importance of settlement in this region.
Long Buckby ringwork and bailey is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013015. View the official record →
Long Buckby ringwork and bailey is a Norman fortification located in Northamptonshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013015.
Long Buckby ringwork and bailey 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 1013015.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Watford Park: C18 garden remains overlying the shrunken medieval village of Watford and associated ridge and furrow cultivation (2.9 km), Site of Bannaventa (3.3 km), Muscott deserted medieval village and double moated site (4.3 km).
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