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The NE corner tower, wall and ditch of close defences is a scheduled ancient monument comprising defensive structures that form part of a fortified enclosure in Staffordshire. The monument consists of a corner tower, adjoining defensive wall, and associated ditch that together represent the fortification system protecting a defined close or precinct. These structures date to the medieval period and demonstrate the construction methods and defensive strategies employed to secure important administrative, religious, or residential compounds during the Middle Ages. The survival of the corner tower with its attendant wall and ditch provides archaeological evidence of medieval fortification practice and the spatial organisation of protected medieval settlements or institutional spaces.
NE corner tower, wall and ditch of close defences is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006089. View the official record →
The NE corner tower, wall and ditch of close defences is a scheduled ancient monument comprising defensive structures that form part of a fortified enclosure in Staffordshire.
NE corner tower, wall and ditch of close defences 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 1006089.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prince Rupert's Mound: a 17th century fieldwork (0.2 km), Grey Friars (0.5 km), Maple Hayes moated site (1.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of NE corner tower, wall and ditch of close defences'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.
NE corner tower, wall and ditch of close defences stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.