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Ringwork and bailey in Place Wood, 680m WSW of Wanstead Farm, is a Norman earthwork defensive structure located in Hampshire. The monument comprises a ringwork, a circular or oval enclosed area with defensive banks and ditches, alongside a bailey, representing a type of fortification commonly constructed in England during the late eleventh and twelfth centuries. This site exemplifies the Norman military architecture of the post-Conquest period, when such modest fortified enclosures were established across the English landscape, often serving as local administrative or defensive centres. The earthworks remain visible as buried archaeological features within Place Wood, preserving evidence of medieval settlement and military organisation in the region.
Ringwork and bailey in Place Wood, 680m WSW of Wanstead Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019114. View the official record →
Ringwork and bailey in Place Wood, 680m WSW of Wanstead Farm, is a Norman earthwork defensive structure located in Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019114.
Ringwork and bailey in Place Wood, 680m WSW of Wanstead Farm 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 1019114.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including A length of the Gosport Lines west of Weevil Lane (8.9 km), Former Board of Ordnance Gunwharf, HMS Vernon (9.3 km), Bastion No 1, Gosport Lines (9.8 km).
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