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Ringwork in Dallam Park 380m south east of Dallam Tower

England
List entry 1021248
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1021248
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.18 hectares
Grid reference
SD 49361 80817
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Ringwork in Dallam Park is a medieval defensive earthwork located in the parish of Heversham in Westmorland. The monument comprises a circular or oval banked enclosure, characteristic of ringworks which served as fortified residences or administrative centres during the medieval period, typically from the 11th to 13th centuries. Its physical form consists of a substantial bank with an internal ditch, defining a compact defensive perimeter situated approximately 380 metres south-east of Dallam Tower. The ringwork represents an important example of early medieval fortification in the region, occupying a strategic position in the landscape that reflects the territorial control and status of its medieval occupants.

Ringwork in Dallam Park 380m south east of Dallam Tower is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021248. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Ringwork in Dallam Park 380m south east of Dallam Tower?

Ringwork in Dallam Park is a medieval defensive earthwork located in the parish of Heversham in Westmorland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021248.

Who is responsible for protecting Ringwork in Dallam Park 380m south east of Dallam Tower?

Ringwork in Dallam Park 380m south east of Dallam Tower 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 1021248.

What other scheduled monuments are near Ringwork in Dallam Park 380m south east of Dallam Tower?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hazelslack Tower (2.6 km), Arnside Tower (5.3 km), Romano-British farmstead immediately south of Russell Farm (6.5 km).

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Overview
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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.
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Hazelslack Tower
2.6 km
Arnside Tower
5.3 km
Romano-British farmstead immediately south of Russell Farm
6.5 km
Stone circle on Summerhouse Hill
6.6 km
Round cairn on Summerhouse Hill
6.6 km
Dalton medieval village and parts of its associated medieval open field system centred 620m ENE of Dalton Hall
6.8 km
Dog Holes Cave
7.8 km
Moated site and fishponds E of Upp Hall Farm.
8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Ringwork in Dallam Park 380m south east of Dallam Tower

Ringwork in Dallam Park 380m south east of Dallam Tower stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.

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