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Bury Mount is a motte-and-bailey castle located in Northamptonshire, England. The site consists of a substantial earthwork comprising a mound, or motte, typical of Norman fortifications constructed during the 11th and 12th centuries. The castle's defensive design reflects the military architecture favoured by Norman lords in post-Conquest England, serving as both a residence and a fortification for local control. Though its superstructure has not survived, the earthwork remains a significant example of early medieval military engineering and settlement hierarchy in the English Midlands.
Bury Mount motte castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008529. View the official record →
Bury Mount is a motte-and-bailey castle located in Northamptonshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008529.
Bury Mount motte 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 1008529.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bank of Roman town 550ft (170m) in length N of Brackley Road and W of High Street (0.3 km), Lordsfields Farm moated site. (3.8 km), Motte NW of the parish church (4.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bury Mount motte 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.
Bury Mount motte castle stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.