Berden; The Crump

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Stock Farm, Stock's Farm

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

Medieval ringwork, excavations have recovered C12 pottery and metalwork including horseshoes and nails. 54.5m overall in diameter, consisting of a bank and ditch, the eastern part of the ditch part-filled in and consequently dry. Western half still water-filled.

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

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TL46992895

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; 370268

County Sites and Monuments Record number; 122

Books

Salter, Mike, 2001, The Castles of East Anglia (Malvern) p23
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p142
Renn, D.F., 1973 (2edn), Norman Castles of Britain (John Baker)
RCHME, 1916, An inventory of the historical monuments in Essex. Vol1 [north-west] p23 no2
Gould, Chalkley, 1903, in Doubleday, Arthur and Page, Wm (eds), VCH Essex Vol1 p289, 311

Journal Articles

King, D.J.C. and Alcock, L., 1969, 'Ringworks in England and Wales' Château Gaillard Vol3 p90-127
Knocker, G.M., 1952-60, 'The Rookery and ringwork at Berden, Essex' Essex Archaeological Society transactions Vol25 p257,261

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