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Park Wood is a ringwork located approximately seventy-five metres north-east of Holy Trinity Church in Essex. The monument consists of a circular or oval earthwork comprising a bank and ditch, characteristic of ringwork fortifications constructed during the Norman period or high medieval era. Such fortifications typically served defensive or manorial purposes for local landholding families. The site remains a significant example of medieval earthwork fortification in the Essex landscape, preserving evidence of settlement and social organisation during the medieval period.
Park Wood: a ringwork 75m north-east of Holy Trinity Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010229. View the official record →
Park Wood is a ringwork located approximately seventy-five metres north-east of Holy Trinity Church in Essex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010229.
Park Wood: a ringwork 75m north-east of Holy Trinity Church 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 1010229.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Clavering Castle: a ringwork with associated earthworks north of the church of St Mary and St Clement (7.1 km), Moated mound near Hale Farm (7.1 km), Chamberlain's Moat. (7.2 km).
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