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Why this matters

A local castle; wider significance not recorded.

Overview

Castle — ringwork in Bracklon is recorded as Castle — ringwork in Longford. A large, oval raised area (c. 64m NW-SE c. 56m NE-SW) enclosed by fragmentary traces of a low bank of earth and stone (Wth 4.2m

Who built and held it

The saved account records: A large, oval raised area (c. 64m NW-SE

Attack, change and use

The saved account records: c. 56m NE-SW) enclosed by fragmentary traces of a low bank of earth and stone (Wth 4.2m

What survives

The saved account records: From NNE-NE-E the bank has been modified and incorporated into a field boundary.

Why it mattered

Castle — ringwork in Bracklon matters because the source ties castle — ringwork to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: Immediately inside the bank at NW is a low, steep-sided, circular mound of earth and stone (H c. 2.5m

History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.

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