What is recorded here

Castle Hill earthwork is an Iron Age hillfort where a substantial bank and ditch still trace a roughly circular enclosure. It stands on Eocene clay and gravel, holding the shape of a defensive settlement long after the people who built it disappeared. The earthwork has suffered some degradation, yet it remains a scheduled monument that preserves evidence of pre-Roman life in Surrey.

The National Heritage List for England records Castle Hill earthwork, Chessington as a scheduled monument. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Built in the late 12th or early 13th century, Castle Hill earthwork in Chessington was likely constructed by a local landowner or military commander as a defensive stronghold during the post-Conquest period. It is remembered as an important example of a motte-and-bailey castle in the London area, reflecting the strategic military landscape of medieval England.

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