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| Name: | RINGWORK & BAILEY, The Round House |
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| HER No.: | 30 |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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Summary
Oval ringwork and bailey on prominent hill
Full Description
Earthworks of a ringwork castle on a prominent north-east facing ridge, in the grounds of the Round House (a Grade II listed building).Altered by the construction of the house and damaged by quarrying, especially to the north. The castle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument (no 20436).
The earthwork is oval, approximately 130m north-south by 100m east-west, consisting of a central stronghold (the ringwork) with an outer defended bailey to the north, and is also defended to the south and west by a ditch and outer bank. The ringwork survives to the south east of the Round House as a pair of mounds approx 5m high and 10m wide, damaged by quarrying but originally linked to form a circuit (estimated diameter 45m). The bailey lies on a terrace east of the house, and its northern edge forms a steep scarp 2.5m high, curving around the north side of the house. The outer ditch is visible south of the ringwork, varying from 8m to 18m in width and up to 1m deep; it has become infilled. The outer bank has been eroded by ploughing but survives to a height of 1m and width of 10m.
The monument has been identified as "Rugemont Castle".
Protected Status:
- Scheduled Monument 20436: Ringwork at The Round House, Brogborough Park Farm
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of an oval ringwork and bailey at The Round House
Monument Types
- CASTLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- QUARRY (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events: None recorded
Sources and Further Reading
| --- | SBD10506 - Photograph: HER photograph Archive. F602/13-21 |
| --- | SBD10508 - Slide: HER Slide Archive. 2188-2190 |
| --- | SBD10574 - Article in serial: 1908. Victoria County History, Bedfordshire. Vol 1, p 306 |
| --- | SBD10619 - Cartographic materials: Ordnance Survey 25" 1st edition map. no 224 |
| --- | SBD10628 - Cartographic materials: 1901, 1902. OS 25" 2nd edition. no 224 |
| --- | SBD10706 - Bibliographic reference: Wadmore. 1920. Earthworks of Bedfordshire. p 121 |
| --- | SBD10783 - Unpublished document: 1937. Bedfordshire Regional Planning Authority Report. no ref |
| --- | SBD10796 - Unpublished document: OS: SP 93 NE. SP 93 NE 2 |
| --- | SBD10797 - Unpublished document: E Denroche. 1978. Ridgmont parish survey. no ref |
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