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Belan Bank motte and bailey castle is a Norman defensive earthwork located near Farm Hall in Shropshire. The monument comprises a motte, or artificial mound, with an associated bailey or defended enclosure, a typical fortification design employed in England following the Norman Conquest of 1066. Such castles served as centres of local authority and military control during the early medieval period, particularly in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. The earthwork survives as a landscape feature demonstrating the widespread establishment of Norman military infrastructure across the English countryside in the post-Conquest decades.
Belan Bank motte and bailey castle 250m east of Farm Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014622. View the official record →
Belan Bank motte and bailey castle is a Norman defensive earthwork located near Farm Hall in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014622.
Belan Bank motte and bailey castle 250m east of Farm Hall 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 1014622.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Standing cross in the churchyard of St Michael and All Angels' Church (5.8 km), Alberbury Castle: tower keep castle 70m south west of the Church of St Michael and All Angels (5.8 km), Breidden Hill Camp (7.1 km).
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