Sheering Hall Ringwork

In the civil parish of Sheering.
In the historic county of Essex (Modern Authority of Essex, 1974 county of Essex).

Remains of C11 ringwork within the grounds of Sheering Hall, the north east arc is overlaid by Sheering Hall and obliterated by landscape gardening. The west and south west arcs survive as a strong rampart c1m maximum height above the interior with an outer ditch 4.5m deep from the top of the rampart. The ditch around the west side was and still is dry but on the south and east arcs there was a wet moat formed by diverting the Pincey Brook around the base of the rampart and retained by a bank 2m high on the south of the ringwork. This bay has been breached and the moat is dry. The interior of the work which must have measured c70m in diameter contains no evidence on the surface of interior buildings (the slopes shown on OS 1:25000 are the result of levelling to accommodate a tennis court.

This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Earthworks remains.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TL49581282

Modern Map from Good for landscape form and features	Modern Map from Good for general location
Air Photo from	1st edition OS Map from

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 370114

County Sites and Monuments Record number; 3597