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Queen's Sconce is a Civil War earthwork fortification located near Newark-on-Trent in Nottinghamshire. Constructed during the English Civil War, likely in the 1640s, it represents one of the defensive works erected to protect Newark, a strategically important garrison town held by Royalist forces. The sconce survives as an irregular polygonal earthen rampart with bastions, characteristic of seventeenth-century military engineering designed to mount cannon and resist siege operations. Its preservation as an archaeological monument provides material evidence of the Civil War conflict and the fortification strategies employed during this period of English history.
Queen's Sconce is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016150. View the official record →
Queen's Sconce is a Civil War earthwork fortification located near Newark-on-Trent in Nottinghamshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016150.
Queen's Sconce 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 1016150.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 160m south east of Wharf Farm (4.4 km), Timber circle 430m north east of Stoke Fields Farm (4.9 km), Medieval settlement and remains of open fields immediately west of East Stoke village (5.2 km).
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