Broomhall Copse

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Rudgwick; Lynwick

In the civil parish of Cranleigh.
In the historic county of Surrey (Modern Authority of Surrey, 1974 county of Surrey).

Medieval ringwork constructed on a sandstone and clay ridge which forms part of the Surrey Weald. The ringwork, which is situated just to the north of the Surrey/West Sussex county border, survives as a low, circular flat-topped mound measuring 32m in diameter, surrounded by a defensive dry ditch up to 5.5m wide and 0.5m deep. Access to the interior was by way of a simple, 4m wide causewayed entrance through the south eastern defences. Fragments of glazed Norman pottery and red floor tiles were discovered during part excavation of the mound in 1928. The investigation also revealed large quantities of charcoal beneath a layer of disturbed ground, indicating that the mound was the site of a contemporary wooden structures which were destroyed by burning, and the earthwork defences slighted, at the time of abandonment of the ringwork.

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 TQ07743446

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; 393510

• Web site links
  • http://www.castleuk.net/castle_lists_south/187/cranleigh.html
• Books
  • Jones, R., 2003, 'Hastings to Herstmonceux: the castles of Sussex' in Rudling, D. (ed) The archaeology of Sussex to AD2000 (Great Dunham: Heritage Marketing and Publications) p171-8
    Salter, Mike, 2001, The Castles of Surrey (Malvern) p9
    Guy, John, 1984, Castles in Sussex (Phillimore) p132
    King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p465
    Renn, D.F., 1973 (2edn), Norman Castles of Britain (John Baker)
• Journal Articles
  • Winbolt, S.E., 1930, Surrey Archaeological Collections Vol38 p96-7
    Winbolt, S.E., 1929, 'Horsham' Sussex Archaeological Collections Vol70 p219-20