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Brimpsfield Castle is a Norman motte-and-bailey fortification located in Gloucestershire, dating from the eleventh century. The site consists of a substantial earthwork mound with a surrounding ditch and bailey, typical of early Norman military architecture in England following the Conquest of 1066. The castle served as a strategic defensive installation during the period of Norman settlement and consolidation in the Welsh Marches, commanding the local landscape. Today the monument survives principally as earthworks, with no substantial stone structures remaining above ground, preserving an important example of early medieval military engineering in the county.
Brimpsfield Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003326. View the official record →
Brimpsfield Castle is a Norman motte-and-bailey fortification located in Gloucestershire, dating from the eleventh century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003326.
Brimpsfield 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 1003326.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Churchyard cross in St Mary's churchyard (6.9 km), Bowl barrow in Three Ash Belt, 460m north east of Westwood Farm (7.3 km), Westwood long barrow, 400m east of Westwood Farm (7.5 km).
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