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Ringwork 400m NNW of Batworthpark House is a Norman earthwork defence situated in Sussex. The monument comprises a circular or oval enclosure defined by a bank and ditch, characteristic of early medieval ringwork fortifications of the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Such works typically served as administrative centres, refuges, or strongholds for local lords during the Norman period and represent an important category of fortified settlement that preceded the development of more substantial stone castles. The site's survival as an earthwork demonstrates the defensive strategies employed in medieval Sussex during the early Norman settlement.
Ringwork 400m NNW of Batworthpark House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012177. View the official record →
Ringwork 400m NNW of Batworthpark House is a Norman earthwork defence situated in Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012177.
Ringwork 400m NNW of Batworthpark House 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 1012177.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Maison Dieu (1.1 km), Arundel Castle (1.5 km), Burpham camp (2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Ringwork 400m NNW of Batworthpark House's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Ringwork 400m NNW of Batworthpark House stands on Lambeth Group, bedrock that formed in the Paleocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.