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Barby motte-and-bailey castle is a Norman fortification located in Northamptonshire, England. The site comprises a substantial earthwork mound with an associated bailey, typical of early medieval castle construction in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. The monument represents the material expression of Norman baronial authority in the East Midlands during the post-Conquest period. Though reduced from its original state, the surviving earthworks retain sufficient definition to illustrate the characteristic form of a motte-and-bailey stronghold.
Barby motte castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009512. View the official record →
Barby motte-and-bailey castle is a Norman fortification located in Northamptonshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009512.
Barby motte 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 1009512.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval village of Fawcliff, Braunston Cleves (2.5 km), Abandoned medieval village of Onley (3.1 km), Medieval settlement of Ashby St Ledgers (3.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Barby motte 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.
Barby motte castle stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.