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Camp Ring motte and bailey castle, enclosure, fishpond and ridge and furrow 400m east of Culmington Farm is a medieval fortified settlement in Shropshire, England, comprising a motte and bailey castle with associated earthworks. The site dates to the Norman period and later medieval centuries, when such fortifications served as centres of lordship and territorial control in the Welsh Marches. The physical remains include a prominent mound (motte) with a bailey, or defended courtyard, alongside evidence of an enclosure, a fishpond, and ridge and furrow cultivation patterns, all of which testify to the integrated agricultural and defensive functions of the settlement. This complex of features reflects the multi-functional character of medieval rural estates in the border region between England and Wales.
Camp Ring motte and bailey castle, enclosure, fishpond and ridge and furrow 400m east of Culmington Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012855. View the official record →
Camp Ring motte and bailey castle, enclosure, fishpond and ridge and furrow 400m east of Culmington Farm is a medieval fortified settlement in Shropshire, England, comprising a motte and bailey castle with associated earthworks. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012855.
Camp Ring motte and bailey castle, enclosure, fishpond and ridge and furrow 400m east of Culmington Farm 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 1012855.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Old Field, 700m south-east of Ludlow golf course club house (4.7 km), Bowl barrow 450m north-west of Felton Farm (5.1 km), Bromfield moated grange (5.5 km).
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