- 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 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...
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Simpler defensive walls of
earth or stone,
thrown up
around hillforts,
ringworks,
early castles and the like, tend to be
referred to as
ramparts or banks...
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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...
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independent defensive structures.
These simple fortifications were
called ringworks. The
enceinte was the castle's main
defensive enclosure, and the terms...
- England. The
first castle in Thetford, a
probable 11th-century
Norman ringwork called Red Castle, was
replaced in the 12th
century by a much
larger motte...
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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...
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Framlingham Castle Castle 1213
Mostly complete An
early motte and
bailey or
ringwork Norman castle was
built in 1148, then destro**** in the
revolt of 1173–4...
