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Queen Eleanor's Bower is a ringwork situated approximately 710 metres north-east of Bridge Farm in Shropshire. The monument consists of a circular or sub-circular defensive earthwork with an internal bank and external ditch, characteristic of the motte-and-bailey type fortifications common to the Norman period and the centuries following the Conquest. Though tradition associates the site with Eleanor of Aquitaine or Eleanor of Castile, such attributions remain unverified by archaeological evidence, and the precise historical origins and functions of this ringwork remain uncertain. The site represents an important example of early medieval defensive settlement archaeology in the English Midlands.
Queen Eleanor's Bower: a ringwork, 710m north east of Bridge Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021281. View the official record →
Queen Eleanor's Bower is a ringwork situated approximately 710 metres north-east of Bridge Farm in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021281.
Queen Eleanor's Bower: a ringwork, 710m north east of Bridge Farm 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 1021281.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Site discovered by aerial photography (2.6 km), Moated site and fishponds 150m north of Attingham Home Farm (3.4 km), Churchyard cross SW of St Giles Church (3.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Queen Eleanor's Bower: a ringwork, 710m north east of Bridge Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Queen Eleanor's Bower: a ringwork, 710m north east of Bridge Farm stands on Unnamed Metasedimentary Rocks, Neoproterozoic, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and conglomerate.