What is recorded here

The National Heritage List for England records Staple Howe: a palisaded hilltop enclosure in Knapton Plantation 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.

Staple Howe is a hilltop ringfort, likely dating to the early medieval period, characterized by a palisaded enclosure. It is associated with local folklore referring to it as a "fairy fort," reflecting the common Irish and British tradition linking such earthworks to supernatural or otherworldly beings.

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