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Brimpsfield Castle mound is a Norman motte-and-bailey earthwork located in Gloucestershire, England. The site comprises a substantial mound with surrounding defensive ditches, representing a typical example of early Norman military architecture dating to the late eleventh or twelfth century. The castle was constructed by the de Brimpsfield family, who held lands in the region during the medieval period. Today the earthwork survives as a prominent archaeological feature, though any superstructure that once crowned the mound has been lost to time.
Brimpsfield Castle mound is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003343. View the official record →
Brimpsfield Castle mound is a Norman motte-and-bailey earthwork located in Gloucestershire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003343.
Brimpsfield Castle mound 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 1003343.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Churchyard cross in St Mary's churchyard (6.8 km), Bowl barrow in Three Ash Belt, 460m north east of Westwood Farm (7.4 km), Westwood long barrow, 400m east of Westwood Farm (7.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Brimpsfield Castle mound'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 mound stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.