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Ringwork and bailey castle 400m south of Langford Barton is a twelfth-century fortified settlement located in Devon. The monument comprises a ringwork—a circular or oval defended enclosure—accompanied by a bailey, representing a common defensive arrangement of the Norman period. Such earthwork castles were typical of early medieval fortification strategy, often serving local lords and providing both residential and military functions across southern England. The site's survival as an earthwork testament to the Norman settlement and administrative control of the Devon landscape during the post-Conquest period.
Ringwork and bailey castle 400m south of Langford Barton is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021376. View the official record →
Ringwork and bailey castle 400m south of Langford Barton is a twelfth-century fortified settlement located in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021376.
Ringwork and bailey castle 400m south of Langford Barton 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 1021376.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 660m south west of Woodland Barton (1 km), Stone alignment and cairn south-east of Western Beacon (4.3 km), Bowl barrow on Churchland Green 350m west of Coldharbour Farm (4.5 km).
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