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Almeley Castle is a Norman motte-and-bailey castle situated in Herefordshire near the Welsh border. The site consists of an earthwork mound with associated baileys, representing a typical defensive structure of the late eleventh or twelfth century. The castle was established to control the local landscape and strategic communications in a frontier region subject to Welsh pressure. Though little masonry survives above ground today, the earthwork remains a significant example of Norman military architecture in the Welsh Marches.
Almeley Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1001752. View the official record →
Almeley Castle is a Norman motte-and-bailey castle situated in Herefordshire near the Welsh border. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1001752.
Almeley Castle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1001752.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site known as Old Court Mound at Old Court (6.5 km), Bredwardine Castle (7.1 km), Moated site and fishponds immediately west of Upper House Farm (7.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Almeley Castle's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Almeley Castle stands on Pridoli Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Pridoli. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.