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Woodgarston ring motte is a medieval earthwork monument located in Hampshire, England. The site consists of a motte-and-bailey fortification, a defensive structure characteristic of the Norman period in England. The monument is designated as a scheduled ancient monument and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England under entry 1001915. Such ringwork mottes represent an important class of early medieval military architecture, typically dating from the eleventh to thirteenth centuries, and would have served as a fortified residence or defensive strongpoint during this period.
Woodgarston ring motte is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1001915. View the official record →
Woodgarston ring motte is a medieval earthwork monument located in Hampshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1001915.
Woodgarston ring motte 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 1001915.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman site NW of Woodgarston Farm (0.9 km), Keyhole enclosure SE of Field Barn Farm (1.7 km), Winklebury camp (3.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Woodgarston ring motte's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Woodgarston ring motte stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.