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Buckenham Castle is a Norman motte-and-bailey fortification located near the village of Buckenham in Norfolk, England. The castle was erected in the early Norman period, likely in the late eleventh or early twelfth century, and consists of an earthwork mound surrounded by a ditch with an outer bailey. The site represents a typical example of early post-Conquest military architecture, built to consolidate Norman control in East Anglia. Today the monument survives as a substantial earthwork, with the motte remaining a prominent topographical feature within the Norfolk landscape.
Buckenham Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004013. View the official record →
Buckenham Castle is a Norman motte-and-bailey fortification located near the village of Buckenham in Norfolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004013.
Buckenham 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 1004013.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Mary's Chapel (0.1 km), Buckenham Priory and Castle site (2.4 km), Tumulus W of Leader's Spinney (2.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Buckenham 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.
Buckenham Castle stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.