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Ringwork and bailey immediately south of St Helen and Holy Cross Church is a Norman fortification situated near the church in Yorkshire. The monument comprises a ringwork, a circular or oval defensive earthwork, alongside bailey structures typical of early Norman military architecture in England. Dating to the Norman period following the conquest of 1066, such ringworks represent an important phase of defensive settlement and territorial control during the establishment of Norman authority. The site's proximity to the church suggests the integration of military and ecclesiastical functions characteristic of Norman settlement patterns in the landscape.
Ringwork and bailey immediately south of St Helen and Holy Cross Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017484. View the official record →
Ringwork and bailey immediately south of St Helen and Holy Cross Church is a Norman fortification situated near the church in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017484.
Ringwork and bailey immediately south of St Helen and Holy Cross Church 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 1017484.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Sheriff Hutton quadrangular castle and early garden earthworks (0.6 km), Site of deserted village of East Lilling (1.7 km), Foston medieval settlement and moated monastic grange (3.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Ringwork and bailey immediately south of St Helen and Holy Cross Church'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 and bailey immediately south of St Helen and Holy Cross Church stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.