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Brockhurst Castle is a motte-and-bailey fortification located near the village of Brockhurst in Shropshire, comprising an earthen mound surmounted by a tower keep with an associated causeway. The castle dates from the Norman period, likely constructed in the eleventh or twelfth century as part of the Anglo-Norman expansion of military architecture across the Welsh Marches. The site preserves substantial earthwork remains of its defensive ditches and ramparts, which demonstrate the characteristic design of early medieval fortifications in this region. The causeway, which survives as an elevated pathway, would have provided defended access to the motte and facilitated movement across the surrounding landscape, typical of motte-and-bailey settlement patterns of the period.
Brockhurst Castle: a tower keep castle and causeway, 200m south of Brockhurst is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010724. View the official record →
Brockhurst Castle is a motte-and-bailey fortification located near the village of Brockhurst in Shropshire, comprising an earthen mound surmounted by a tower keep with an associated causeway. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010724.
Brockhurst Castle: a tower keep castle and causeway, 200m south of Brockhurst 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 1010724.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman road at Marshbrook (3.1 km), Botley Stone, a ring cairn on Churchmoor Hill, 600m north-west of Churchmoor Farm. (5 km), Bowl barrow on the southern end of The Long Mynd, 630m east of Myndtown. (5.9 km).
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