Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRingwork and cultivation remains 260m west of St Michael's Church

Ringwork and cultivation remains 260m west of St Michael's Church

England
List entry 1019830
Nation
England
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Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Ringwork and cultivation remains 260m west of St Michael's Church is a medieval fortified enclosure located near Craven Arms in Shropshire. The monument comprises a ringwork, a type of motte-less castle consisting of a defensive ditch and bank surrounding an elevated interior platform, together with associated ridge and furrow cultivation remains indicating medieval agricultural use of the surrounding landscape. The ringwork likely dates to the Norman period or early medieval era, representing a modest form of military and domestic settlement characteristic of the post-Conquest landscape reorganisation in the Welsh Marches. The survival of both the fortification and the adjacent field systems provides evidence of the relationship between military control and land management in medieval rural Shropshire.

Ringwork and cultivation remains 260m west of St Michael's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019830. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Ringwork and cultivation remains 260m west of St Michael's Church?

Ringwork and cultivation remains 260m west of St Michael's Church is a medieval fortified enclosure located near Craven Arms in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019830.

Who is responsible for protecting Ringwork and cultivation remains 260m west of St Michael's Church?

Ringwork and cultivation remains 260m west of St Michael's 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 1019830.

What other scheduled monuments are near Ringwork and cultivation remains 260m west of St Michael's Church?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Offa's Dyke; Brompton Bridge section extending from Brompton Bridge to Mellington Hall Lodge (5.5 km), Offa's Dyke: Mellington Hall Section Extending from Mellington Hall Lodge to Lower Cwm (6.4 km), Pentre Camp (7.4 km).

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