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Medieval ringwork in Middle Wood is a defensive earthwork of twelfth-century date located in Sussex. The monument consists of a circular or oval ditched enclosure with an internal bank, a form of fortification commonly constructed during the Norman period and the early medieval centuries that followed. Such ringworks typically served as the fortified residences of minor Norman lords or as secondary defensive positions within wider manorial landscapes. The earthwork survives as an archaeological feature within Middle Wood, preserving evidence of domestic settlement and territorial control during the medieval period.
Medieval ringwork in Middle Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014381. View the official record →
Medieval ringwork in Middle Wood is a defensive earthwork of twelfth-century date located in Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014381.
Medieval ringwork in Middle Wood 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 1014381.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pounsley iron furnace (3.1 km), Medieval moated site, Warren Farm, Shepherd's Hill (4.2 km), Moated site in Moat Wood, 580m east of Halland Park Farm (4.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval ringwork in Middle Wood's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Medieval ringwork in Middle Wood stands on Wealden Group, bedrock that formed in the Barremian. The rock here is sandstone and siltstone, interbedded.