Description

SK 83 SW BELVOIR

15/191 Exercise Ring within
Belvoir Castle Stable
15.8.79 Yard

GV II*

Exercise ring for horses. circa 1819. Brick, part rendered, with Collyweston
slate roof. Circular ring (3 metres/12 feet wide) enclosing central space
(diameter 6.5 metres/20 feet). The inner wall is solid brick; the outer wall is
timber framed with brick cladding below, and open timberwork above (post with 3
connecting rails). 2 doorways to ring from stable yard, the doors planked
below, with strap hinges; two doorways to inner circle. Roof: curved common
rafters and cambered collars to each pair. 20 horses could be exercised at a
time and the grooms felt no dizziness whilst riding. The Belvoir ring is
probably the earliest free-standing structure of its kind in England and it
occupies an important position in the history of hunting. It forms part of an
intact stable complex.

Listing NGR: SK8220633872

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17541603

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