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The Castle

England
List entry 1001923
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1001923
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.08 hectares
Grid reference
SU 73319 10540
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

I do not have reliable specific information about a castle in Hampshire with the NHLE reference 1001923 that I can verify with confidence. Rather than risk providing inaccurate details about its dating, physical character, or historical significance, I must acknowledge that I cannot produce a factually sound description of this particular site based on established scholarly knowledge. To write accurately about this monument, I would need to consult the official Historic England list entry or verified archaeological sources specific to this location.

The Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1001923. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is The Castle?

I do not have reliable specific information about a castle in Hampshire with the NHLE reference 1001923 that I can verify with confidence.

Who is responsible for protecting The Castle?

The Castle 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 1001923.

What other scheduled monuments are near The Castle?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Motte castle at Motley's Copse (1.9 km), Ringwork and bailey at Motleys Copse (1.9 km), Three bowl barrows on Chalton Down, 860m east of Netherley Farm (4.5 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about The Castle

This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of The Castle's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:

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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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Motte castle at Motley's Copse
1.9 km
Ringwork and bailey at Motleys Copse
1.9 km
Three bowl barrows on Chalton Down, 860m east of Netherley Farm
4.5 km
Warblington Castle
5 km
Black Barn, Warblington
5.1 km
Roman villa and section of Roman road south-west of Littlepark Wood
5.3 km
Oval barrow 700m SSE of Locksash Farm
5.7 km
Bevis's Grave long barrow and early medieval cemetery, 100m west of Belmont Castle
5.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under The Castle

The Castle stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around The Castle

Fishbourne Roman PalaceArchaeological site · ~7.3 milesChichesterRoman town · ~8.6 milesWinchesterRoman town · ~19.5 milesBattle of Cheriton 1644Battle (1644) · ~14.5 miles
Domesday entry for Bullington, Sussex →
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