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Ringwork in Castle Wood, located immediately south west of Little Knowle in Kent, is a motte-and-bailey fortification of Norman date. The monument comprises an earthwork consisting of a raised mound surrounded by a ditch, characteristic of early medieval military architecture constructed in the centuries following the Norman Conquest of 1066. Such ringworks represent a transitional form of castle design, often built as expedient fortifications during the initial period of Norman settlement and consolidation in England. The site's survival as an identifiable earthwork demonstrates the enduring physical legacy of Norman military strategy in the Kent landscape.
Ringwork in Castle Wood, immediately south west of Little Knowle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020155. View the official record →
Ringwork in Castle Wood, located immediately south west of Little Knowle in Kent, is a motte-and-bailey fortification of Norman date. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020155.
Ringwork in Castle Wood, immediately south west of Little Knowle 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 1020155.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval moated site at Share Farm (4.2 km), Laddingford Bridge near Yalding (6 km), Twyford Bridge in Yalding parish (7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Ringwork in Castle Wood, immediately south west of Little Knowle'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 in Castle Wood, immediately south west of Little Knowle stands on Wealden Group, bedrock that formed in the Barremian. The rock here is sandstone and siltstone, interbedded.