What is recorded here
The National Heritage List for England records Quince Hill ringwork, Old Warden 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.
Quince Hill ringwork, Old Warden is a scheduled Iron Age or early-medieval hillfort or ringwork, likely dating to between the 5th and 10th centuries AD. Local tradition associates such earthworks with fairy folk or hidden otherworldly inhabitants, a common theme in Irish and British folklore surrounding similar sites.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
St Leonard, Old Warden, Beds - ChurchyardChurch, cross or graveyard · 125 yd
Mausoleum in the corner of St Leonard's Church yardChurch, cross or graveyard · 249 yd
Palmer's WoodWood · 688 yd
Warden WarrenWood · 1347 yd
The Shuttleworth CollectionHeritage attraction · 1504 yd
Ickwell War MemorialHeritage place · 1.0 mi
Ickwell MaypoleHeritage attraction · 1.0 mi
Old Warden TunnelVisitor information · 1.4 mi
Northill CemeteryChurch, cross or graveyard · 1.5 mi
Old Milestone by the former A1, Lower CaldecoteMonument or public art · 3.0 mi
Obelisk for George Montagu-Dunk Chicksands WoodsMonument or public art · 3.1 mi
Little Island at Chicksand BarracksIsland · 3.4 mi