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What was the March Sconce?

Today it’s just a wobbly field, but its links to the English Civil War are fascinating.

Today, the Sconce in March looks like an uneven and unremarkable field.

But this Scheduled Monument was one a key outpost during the English Civil War.

So, what can this field tell us about those tumultuous times?

Natalie Malcolm and John Devine investigate.

(Photo credit: John Devine/BBC)

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