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Ringwork and baileys at Church Farm

Access unclearno public right of way confirmed — check locally before setting out

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

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Ringwork and baileys at Church Farm preserves the earthworks of a former ringwork castle in Kent. The Albion Guide charts three ringwork castles in the county; this is one of them. It sits inside the Kent Downs National Landscape.

The closest station is Newington, 3.6 km to the north-east. Other castles nearby include Thurnham motte and Castle Rough moated site.

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Photo of the Kent Downs, a National Landscape in Kent, south east England.Highlight

Kent Downs

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Chalk hills, ancient woods and orchards, ending in the white cliffs above the Channel

Photo along the North Downs Way, a 153-mile National Trail running from Farnham to Dover, south east England.Highlight

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Photo along the King Charles III England Coast Path, a 2,700-mile National Trail in England.

King Charles III England Coast Path

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One path around a whole country — beach, clifftop and seawall the entire way round England's coast, opening stretch by stretch.

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Photo of Leeds Castle, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Maidstone, Kent, south east England.Iconic

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Photo of the Isle of Sheppey, an island in Kent, south east England.Highlight

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Photo of Kit's Coty House, a chambered tomb near Aylesford, Kent, south east England.

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