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Brimpsfield Castle is a Norman motte-and-bailey fortification located in Gloucestershire, England, dating to the late eleventh century. The castle consists of a substantial earthen mound with an associated bailey, representing a typical early Norman defensive settlement constructed following the Conquest period. The site reflects the strategic importance of the local territory and the Norman colonisation of the region, though significant structural remains from the medieval period are limited. Today the earthwork survives as an important archaeological monument demonstrating the evolution of early medieval fortification in the English Midlands and Welsh borderlands.
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, England, dating to the late 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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Brimpsfield 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.
Brimpsfield Castle stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.