- A
ringwork is a form of
fortified defensive structure,
usually circular or oval in shape.
Ringworks are
essentially motte-and-bailey
castles without the...
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ringwork castle,
involving a
palisade being built on top of a
raised earth rampart,
protected by a ditch. The
choice of
motte and
bailey or
ringwork was...
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Court ringwork is a small, well-preserved
medieval fortification located in Cholesbury-****-St Leonards, in Buckinghamshire, England.
Ringworks are relatively...
- The
ringwork on the Schießberg (German:
Ringwall Schießberg) is a, now levelled,
early medieval hillfort situated at a
height of 422 m above sea level...
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largest in
Great Britain. The old
parish church, St Mary's, and a
small ringwork,
almost certainly a
medieval castle site
probably contemporary with the...
- The Orensberg, also
known in the
region as the Orensfels(en) due to the
striking rock
formations on its
summit plateau, is a hill, 581.2 m above sea level...
- of
England as one of the new
administrative areas. De Lacy
built a huge
ringwork castle defended by a
stout double palisade and
external ditch on top of...
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through a
natural spur
westward into the
Colne Valley in
order to form a
ringwork and
inner bailey; an
outer bailey extended south further into the valley...
- are of the
ringwork.
Ringworks are a
small fortified area,
usually with a ditch, bank and palisade.
There are only 200
recorded ringworks in England....
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south Wales. The
castle was
built in the
early 12th
century as a
timber ringwork following the
Norman invasion of Wales. The
walls were
rebuilt in stone...
