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Oliver's Battery is a motte and bailey castle located at Old Basing in Hampshire. The site consists of a substantial earthwork comprising a mound with an associated bailey enclosure, typical of Norman fortifications constructed in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. The monument stands within the wider complex of Old Basing, a strategically important settlement that experienced significant development during the medieval period. The castle represents a characteristic example of early Norman military architecture in southern England, demonstrating the defensive and administrative role such fortifications played in the post-Conquest landscape.
Oliver's Battery: a motte and bailey castle at Old Basing is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010866. View the official record →
Oliver's Battery is a motte and bailey castle located at Old Basing in Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010866.
Oliver's Battery: a motte and bailey castle at Old Basing 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 1010866.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pyotts Hill entrenchment (1 km), Basing House and the Grange Field (1.1 km), Bowl barrow 30m south of Burrough Close (2.7 km).
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