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Ringwork and bailey in Place Wood, 680m WSW of Wanstead Farm is a Norman fortified site located in Hampshire. The monument comprises a ringwork with an associated bailey, representing a form of early medieval fortification common to the Norman period following the Conquest of 1066. The earthwork survives as a raised circular or oval enclosure surrounded by a ditch, with the bailey forming an adjoining defended area. Such sites were typical of the late eleventh and twelfth centuries, serving as administrative and defensive focal points for Norman lords establishing control over the English countryside.
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 fortified site 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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Ringwork and bailey in Place Wood, 680m WSW of Wanstead Farm'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 in Place Wood, 680m WSW of Wanstead Farm stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.