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| CHER Number: | MCB17293 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Possible Site of Civil War Redoubt, Aldreth High Bridge, Haddenham |
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Summary
A small redoubt was located at Aldreth High Bridge to defend the Isle of Ely during the Civil War
| Grid Reference: | TL 437 723 |
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| Parish: | Haddenham, East Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire |
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Monument Type(s):
- REDOUBT? (English Civil Wars - 1642 AD to 1651 AD)
Full description
1. As part of the defences of the Isle of Ely, a series of redoubts was constructed. One was at Aldreth High Bridge and another at Wivelingham Flat (probably Belsar's Hill) so covering both ends of the Aldreth Causeway. A further redoubt was located at Stretham.
This location is uncertain.
Osborne, M., 1990, Cromwellian Fortifications in Cambridgeshire, p.16 (Bibliographic reference). SCB9943.
Sources and further reading
| <R1> | Bibliographic reference: Osborne, M.. 1990. Cromwellian Fortifications in Cambridgeshire. p.16. |
Related records
| 01770 | Related to: Belsar's Hill (Monument) |
| 09876 | Related to: Possible Civil War Fort, Elford (Monument) |
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