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Ringwork — OCR GCSE History B Definition | GradeGen

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GCSE History · key term

Ringwork

Definition

A fortification enclosed by a roughly circular bank and ditch, with a palisade on the bank.

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OCR GCSE History B · J411

Paper 1

Two important forms were motte-and-bailey castles and ringworks.
Revise: Fortifications

OCR History B past papers

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Bailey
Burh
Castle
Fortification
Motte

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