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Medieval ringwork castle and associated Civil War earthwork defence is a defensive site located in Gloucestershire comprising a medieval ringwork castle with an associated Civil War period earthwork fortification. The ringwork represents a form of motte-and-bailey castle variant typical of the Norman and post-Conquest period, utilising an encircling bank and ditch rather than a mound to create a defensible enclosure. The addition of Civil War earthworks demonstrates the site's reoccupation and refortification during the seventeenth-century English Civil War, when such medieval castle sites were often retrofitted with contemporary defensive works to serve the military needs of the period. The survival of both medieval and Civil War period features makes the site archaeologically significant as evidence of long-term fortress occupation and adaptation across more than five centuries.
Medieval ringwork castle and associated Civil War earthwork defence is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1411491. View the official record →
Medieval ringwork castle and associated Civil War earthwork defence is a defensive site located in Gloucestershire comprising a medieval ringwork castle with an associated Civil War period earthwork fortification. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1411491.
Medieval ringwork castle and associated Civil War earthwork defence 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 1411491.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Little Dean camp (2.3 km), Soudley camp, Lower Soudley (2.9 km), Socket of a wayside cross at the crossroads near Six Bells Farm (3.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval ringwork castle and associated Civil War earthwork defence's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Medieval ringwork castle and associated Civil War earthwork defence stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.