Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRingwork castle, 80m north west of St John the Baptist's Church

Ringwork castle, 80m north west of St John the Baptist's Church

England
List entry 1017768
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017768
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.39 hectares
Grid reference
SP 13660 60043
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Ringwork castle, 80 metres north west of St John the Baptist's Church, is a motte-and-bailey castle of Norman origin located in Warwickshire, England. The monument consists of earthwork remains comprising a raised mound with an associated bailey, typical of fortifications erected during the late eleventh or twelfth century in post-Conquest England. Such ringwork castles served as military strongholds and administrative centres during the early Norman period, though this particular example has not been subject to extensive archaeological excavation. The site is scheduled as an ancient monument and remains visible as a landscape feature, preserving evidence of early medieval military architecture in the English Midlands.

Ringwork castle, 80m north west of St John the Baptist's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017768. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Ringwork castle, 80m north west of St John the Baptist's Church?

Ringwork castle, 80 metres north west of St John the Baptist's Church, is a motte-and-bailey castle of Norman origin located in Warwickshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017768.

Who is responsible for protecting Ringwork castle, 80m north west of St John the Baptist's Church?

Ringwork castle, 80m north west of St John the Baptist'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 1017768.

What other scheduled monuments are near Ringwork castle, 80m north west of St John the Baptist's Church?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kinwarton Dovecot (3.5 km), Medieval settlement at Billesley Trussell (3.6 km), Standing cross in St Mary's churchyard (3.6 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Ringwork castle, 80m north west of St John the Baptist's Church

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Ringwork castle, 80m north west of St John the Baptist's Church

Ringwork castle, 80m north west of St John the Baptist's Church stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.