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Multi-periodSite Name: Castle Haugh Ringwork (Paythorne Bridge) Alternative Name: Cromwell's Basin (Newsholme)Country: England County: Lancashire Type: Misc. Earthwork
Nearest Town: Nelson Nearest Village: Paysthorne Bridge / Newsholme
Map Ref: SD8299650776
Latitude: 53.952797N Longitude: 2.260594W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Misc. Earthwork in Lancashire
The Journal of Antiquities tells us about this ringwork - see their entry for
Castle Haugh, Paythorne Bridge, Newsholme, Lancashire, which includes photographs, a description, a debate as to its origin (is it the site of an early Norman castle mentioned in the Domesday Book, the site of a later manor house or was it built on top of a Bronze Age Burial Mound?)
The River Ribble has eaten away at least one third of the site, which has not been excavated. Local contact, Nick Livesey, told the JoA: "there are so many burial mounds near here is because of the River Ribble was a watery liminal place between the living and the dead. You often find burial mounds on parish boundaries or next to lakes or rivers". See the Journal web page for a list of reference sources for more information.
The site is also scheduled as Historic England List ID 1012521, which defines this as a ringwork - a fortification built and occupied from the late Anglo Saxon period to the later 12th century. Pastscape Monument No. 45548 classifies this site as a motte, adding it 25ft high with a ditch 7ft deep, still retaining an earth breastwork around the top.
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