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Ringwork 90m south east of Plowden Mill

England

List entry 1020153

Nation

England

The designation

Reference

List entry 1020153

Authority

Historic England (NHLE)

Status

Scheduled Monument

Scheduled area

0.26 hectares

Grid reference

SO 38537 87084

Boundary

Scheduled area

Overview

History & significance

Ringwork 90m south east of Plowden Mill is a Norman fortification located in Shropshire. The monument consists of a circular or sub-circular earthwork comprising a substantial bank and ditch, characteristic of the ringwork form of castle that was prevalent in the late eleventh and twelfth centuries. Such works typically served defensive and administrative functions for Norman landholders during the post-Conquest period. The site's precise architectural development and period of use remain subjects of local archaeological interest, though like many Shropshire ringworks it represents the common form of Norman territorial control in the Welsh Marches.

Ringwork 90m south east of Plowden Mill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020153. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Ringwork 90m south east of Plowden Mill?

Ringwork 90m south east of Plowden Mill is a Norman fortification located in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020153.

Who is responsible for protecting Ringwork 90m south east of Plowden Mill?

Ringwork 90m south east of Plowden Mill 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 1020153.

What other scheduled monuments are near Ringwork 90m south east of Plowden Mill?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Small multivallate hillfort at Burrow, 750m WSW of St Mary's Church (4 km), Bowl barrow 120m south west of Belair (5.4 km), Bowl barrow 390m south east of Stanley Cottage (6 km).

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Overview

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Monuments

The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.

Battlefields

The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.

Roman Britain

The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.

Domesday

The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.

Civil War

The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.

Geology

The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.

LiDAR

Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.

Local Names

What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.

Historical Maps

Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.

Literature

The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.

Legal

The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.

Spotlight

A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.

Target Zones

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Small multivallate hillfort at Burrow, 750m WSW of St Mary's Church

4 km

Bowl barrow 120m south west of Belair

5.4 km

Bowl barrow 390m south east of Stanley Cottage

6 km

Bowl barrow 60m west of Ambleside

6.2 km

Bury Ditches, a small multivallate hillfort on the summit of Sunnyhill

6.7 km

Bowl barrow 100m north west of Purslow Hall

The ground beneath

The bedrock under Ringwork 90m south east of Plowden Mill

Ringwork 90m south east of Plowden Mill stands on Llandovery Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Llandovery. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Ringwork 90m south east of Plowden Mill

Offa's DykeArchaeological site · ~6.2 miles WroxeterRoman town · ~17.5 miles Battle of Shrewsbury 1403Battle (1403) · ~20.1 miles

Domesday entry for Edgton, Shropshire →

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