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Cainhoe Castle is a motte and bailey fortification located in Bedfordshire, England, which dates to the Norman period following the Conquest of 1066. The site comprises a substantial earthwork mound with an associated bailey, together with surviving evidence of moated enclosures, fishponds and field systems that reflect the medieval use and management of the estate. The castle's physical remains demonstrate the typical defensive and domestic arrangements of a high-status Norman settlement, with the mound serving as a platform for timber or stone structures commanding the surrounding landscape. The associated water features and field patterns indicate that the site functioned as an integrated manorial complex sustaining both military and agricultural functions throughout the medieval period.
Cainhoe Castle: a motte and bailey with associated moated site, fishponds and field system is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009248. View the official record →
Cainhoe Castle is a motte and bailey fortification located in Bedfordshire, England, which dates to the Norman period following the Conquest of 1066. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009248.
Cainhoe Castle: a motte and bailey with associated moated site, fishponds and field system 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 1009248.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Apsley Bury moated site and fishpond, south of Apsley End (5.5 km), Moated site at Faldo Farm (5.9 km), Moated site and associated enclosure at Rectory Farm (7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cainhoe Castle: a motte and bailey with associated moated site, fishponds and field system'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.
Cainhoe Castle: a motte and bailey with associated moated site, fishponds and field system stands on Lower Greensand Group, bedrock that formed in the Albian. The rock here is sandstone and mudstone.