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Round Hill castle mound and bailey

Scheduled monument

What is recorded here

Round Hill castle mound and bailey stands in Stockton-on-Tees as a scheduled monument, marking a place where human hands shaped the land long before modern roads or roofs appeared. The mound and bailey suggest a fortified or ceremonial landscape, though no surviving name, date or event is provided in the facts above. It may have been a watchpoint, a boundary marker or a seasonal gathering place, and that uncertainty is part of its life. The official record preserves the shape of the site, not a permission to walk it, so curiosity must stop at the edge of the known.
The National Heritage List for England records Round Hill castle mound and bailey 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.
Round Hill castle mound and bailey is a medieval earthwork fortification, likely built during the 12th or 13th century. It is important as a scheduled monument, reflecting the defensive and strategic landscape of the local area during the medieval period.

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