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Prince Rupert's Mound is a seventeenth-century earthwork fortification located near Lichfield in Staffordshire, England. Constructed during the English Civil War period, the mound represents military engineering of the mid-seventeenth century and is associated with the Royalist defence of the area. The monument survives as an artificial earthen mound with associated ditches, preserving physical evidence of Civil War period fortification design. The site remains significant as a rare surviving example of fieldwork fortifications from this period of English military history.
Prince Rupert's Mound: a 17th century fieldwork is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021362. View the official record →
Prince Rupert's Mound is a seventeenth-century earthwork fortification located near Lichfield in Staffordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021362.
Prince Rupert's Mound: a 17th century fieldwork 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 1021362.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including NE corner tower, wall and ditch of close defences (0.2 km), Grey Friars (0.6 km), Maple Hayes moated site (1.2 km).
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