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Ringwork on Warfield Bank is a medieval fortification situated approximately 500 metres south-east of Park Cottage in Shropshire. The site consists of a ringwork, a form of defensive earthwork comprising a circular or oval enclosure surrounded by a bank and ditch, a fortification type common in eleventh and twelfth-century England. Such ringworks typically served as fortified residences for minor nobility or knights and represent an important phase in medieval military architecture before the widespread adoption of stone castles. The Warfield Bank example is recorded as a scheduled ancient monument under the National Heritage List for England.
Ringwork on Warfield Bank 500m south east of Park Cottage is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012866. View the official record →
Ringwork on Warfield Bank is a medieval fortification situated approximately 500 metres south-east of Park Cottage in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012866.
Ringwork on Warfield Bank 500m south east of Park Cottage 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 1012866.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Brampton Bryan castle (4.8 km), Roman camp 1100yds (1010m) E of Brampton Bryan parish church (5.1 km), Bowl barrow 460m west of Walford Farm (5.3 km).
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