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Walkern Bury is a ringwork situated near the village of Walkern in Hertfordshire. The monument consists of a circular or oval defensive earthwork comprising a bank and ditch, typical of small fortified enclosures constructed during the medieval period, likely dating to the 11th or 12th century. Such ringworks served as modest defensive strongholds for local landholders and would have accommodated a timber structure at their centre. The site represents an important example of the minor fortifications that characterised the Norman settlement landscape of eastern England during the early medieval period.
Walkern Bury ringwork is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017470. View the official record →
Walkern Bury is a ringwork situated near the village of Walkern in Hertfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017470.
Walkern Bury ringwork 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 1017470.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ardeley Bury moated site and fishpond (1.1 km), Moor Hall: a moated manorial site and associated earthworks immediately north-east of Moor Green (2.3 km), Benington Castle: a motte and bailey castle west of Church Green (2.6 km).
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