Hall's Close

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Earthworks onlybanks, ditches and platforms — read the ground, not walls

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Hall's Close preserves the earthworks of a former ringwork castle in Wiltshire. It is one of two ringwork castles the Albion Guide lists in the county. The nearest other ringwork castle is South Cerney castle, 3.2 km to the north. The closest station is Kemble, 7.1 km to the north-west.

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