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Camps Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle situated near the village of Camps in Cambridgeshire. The monument dates from the Norman period, likely constructed in the eleventh or twelfth century as part of the extensive castle-building programme that followed the Norman Conquest of England. The site comprises a substantial earthen mound surrounded by defensive ditches and baileys, typical of the motte-and-bailey fortifications that dominated early medieval military architecture in England. Like many such castles, Camps Castle was eventually abandoned in favour of stone-built fortifications, and the earthwork remains preserve evidence of early Norman settlement and territorial control in the region.
Camps Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006884. View the official record →
Camps Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle situated near the village of Camps in Cambridgeshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006884.
Camps 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 1006884.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wincelow Hall moated site (4.2 km), Latchley's Farm moated site and fishponds (5.4 km), The Howses moated site (6.1 km).
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