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Canfield Castle is a Norman motte and bailey castle situated in Essex, dating to the 11th or 12th century. The site comprises an earthwork mound with an associated moated enclosure that reflects the defensive strategy typical of early post-Conquest fortifications in the region. The castle represents the type of private fortress constructed by the Norman nobility to consolidate control over newly acquired English territories. Though now surviving only as earthworks, the monument remains a significant example of Norman military architecture and settlement hierarchy in medieval Essex.
Canfield Castle and associated moated enclosure is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007821. View the official record →
Canfield Castle is a Norman motte and bailey castle situated in Essex, dating to the 11th or 12th century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007821.
Canfield Castle and associated moated enclosure 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 1007821.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Friar's Grange moated site (3.7 km), Clapton Hall moated site and fishpond (4.1 km), Great Garnetts moated site (4.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Canfield Castle and associated moated enclosure'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.
Canfield Castle and associated moated enclosure stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.