Ardley
Has been described as a Certain Timber Castle (Ringwork)
There are earthwork remains
| Name | Ardley |
| Alternative Names | Ardley Wood |
| Historic Country | Oxfordshire |
| Modern Authority | Oxfordshire |
| 1974 Authority | Oxfordshire |
| Civil Parish | Ardley |
The ringwork in Ardley Wood survives well and will contain archaeological and environmental evidence relating to its construction and the landscape in which it was built. Evidence for the site having been reused as a moated settlement later in the medieval period gives it an unusual dimension.
The monument includes a sub-rectangular earthwork enclosure representing an earthwork ringwork, situated c.100m south west of Manor Farm in Ardley Wood. Quarries lie to the immediate south and west of the site. The earthworks consist of a 7m wide ditch which is open to a depth of c.2.3m with a single causeway entrance in the north east corner. The ditch encloses an area 66m from north to south and between 40m and 50m from east to west. There was originally a low internal bank which is now only visible on parts of the north west and south east sides. Where visible this measures c.2.5m wide and stands up to 0.6m high. This may well have been much more substantial or included a pallisade or wall in its original form. Within the enclosure are several possible building platforms which may represent accommodation and stables. The monument is believed to have originally been a Norman ringwork reused later in the medieval period as a dry-moated settlement site. (Scheduling Report)
This site is a scheduled monument protected by law
Not Listed
Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
| OS Map Grid Reference | SP539273 |
| Latitude | 51.9421806335449 |
| Longitude | -1.21732997894287 |
| Eastings | 453930 |
| Northings | 227350 |
