Scheduled MonumentsEnglandTwo large circular enclosures centring 150m SE of Baggaley's Wood

Two large circular enclosures centring 150m SE of Baggaley's Wood

England
List entry 1006096
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1006096
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
6.4 hectares
Grid reference
SK 17338 16796
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Two large circular enclosures centring 150 metres south-east of Baggaley's Wood is a prehistoric monument located in Staffordshire, England. The site comprises two substantial circular earthworks whose precise dating remains uncertain, though their form is consistent with Iron Age or Bronze Age settlement patterns. The enclosures' considerable size and circular design suggest they may have served defensive or ceremonial purposes, typical of such structures from the later prehistoric period. The monument is protected as a scheduled ancient monument under the designation reference NHLE 1006096.

Two large circular enclosures centring 150m SE of Baggaley's Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006096. View the official record →

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What is Two large circular enclosures centring 150m SE of Baggaley's Wood?

Two large circular enclosures centring 150 metres south-east of Baggaley's Wood is a prehistoric monument located in Staffordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006096.

Who is responsible for protecting Two large circular enclosures centring 150m SE of Baggaley's Wood?

Two large circular enclosures centring 150m SE of Baggaley's Wood 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 1006096.

What other scheduled monuments are near Two large circular enclosures centring 150m SE of Baggaley's Wood?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wychnor deserted medieval village, moated site, moated enclosure and two fishponds (0.7 km), Pit alignments running NE and SW centring 320yds (300m) N of Wychnor Bridge (1.3 km), Circular enclosures centring 300yds (270m) W of Wychnor Junction (1.8 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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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Two large circular enclosures centring 150m SE of Baggaley's Wood

Two large circular enclosures centring 150m SE of Baggaley's Wood stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.