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Ringwork and baileys at Church Farm is a Norman earthwork monument located in Kent, England. The site consists of defensive works characteristic of the early Norman period, featuring a ringwork (a circular or oval defensive enclosure) alongside associated baileys (outer defensive courts), typical of the motte-and-bailey fortifications that proliferated in England following the Norman Conquest of 1066. Such earthwork fortifications served as local strongholds for Norman lords during the 11th and 12th centuries, functioning as administrative and military centres before the widespread adoption of stone castle construction. The survival of these earthworks at Church Farm provides important archaeological evidence of early post-Conquest settlement patterns and the consolidation of Norman authority in Kent.
Ringwork and baileys at Church Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009949. View the official record →
Ringwork and baileys at Church Farm is a Norman earthwork monument located in Kent, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009949.
Ringwork and baileys at Church 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 1009949.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Binbury motte and bailey castle (3.7 km), A Romano-Celtic temple at Boxted (4.6 km), A Romano-British villa at Boxted (4.7 km).
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