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Annesley motte and bailey is a Norman castle earthwork located in Nottinghamshire, dating to the early medieval period following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The monument comprises a motte, or artificial mound, accompanied by an associated bailey, the characteristic defensive earthworks that formed the standard castle design of the 11th and 12th centuries. The site represents the typical military and administrative architecture employed by Norman lords to consolidate control over newly conquered English territories. As an earthwork monument, Annesley survives largely as an upstanding landscape feature, preserving evidence of Norman-period settlement and fortification in the East Midlands.
Annesley motte and bailey castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009305. View the official record →
Annesley motte and bailey is a Norman castle earthwork located in Nottinghamshire, dating to the early medieval period following the Norman Conquest of 1066. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009305.
Annesley motte and bailey 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 1009305.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including All Saints Church and graveyard, 150m south of Annesley Hall Lodge (0.8 km), Fishponds 170m south of Damstead Farm (2.2 km), Standing cross known as Top Cross (2.6 km).
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