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Ringwork and bailey castle 390m west of Buntingsdale Hall is a Norman earthwork fortification located in Shropshire. The site consists of a ringwork (a circular or oval defended enclosure) with an attached bailey, representing a common form of motte-and-bailey variant employed in the Norman period following 1066. The monument survives as substantial earthworks comprising the raised ringwork platform surrounded by a ditch, with the bailey forming an additional defended area. This type of fortification was typical of early Norman settlement and control in the English Midlands, serving both military and administrative functions in the decades following the Norman Conquest.
Ringwork and bailey castle 390m west of Buntingsdale Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019659. View the official record →
Ringwork and bailey castle 390m west of Buntingsdale Hall is a Norman earthwork fortification located in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019659.
Ringwork and bailey castle 390m west of Buntingsdale Hall 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 1019659.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Animal pound 140m north west of Riverside, Wollerton (3.9 km), Round barrow 330m south of Oldfields (4.2 km), Moated site and field system 380m south of Moat Farm, Wollerton Wood (4.4 km).
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