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Castle Bytham Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle located in the parish of Castle Bytham in Lincolnshire, dating to the Norman period following the conquest of 1066. The castle comprises a substantial earthwork mound surrounded by defensive ditches and baileys, with associated medieval town defences and ponds that reflect the settlement's former importance as a fortified centre. The site represents a typical example of early Norman military architecture in the East Midlands, strategically positioned to control the local landscape. Though the castle has not survived in substantial stone form, the earthwork remains preserve significant archaeological evidence of medieval occupation and defensive planning.
Castle Bytham Castle, associated town defences and ponds is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014681. View the official record →
Castle Bytham Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle located in the parish of Castle Bytham in Lincolnshire, dating to the Norman period following the conquest of 1066. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014681.
Castle Bytham Castle, associated town defences and ponds 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 1014681.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castle Dyke moated site (4.5 km), Swinstead village cross (4.9 km), Careby Wood camp (5.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Castle Bytham Castle, associated town defences and ponds'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.
Castle Bytham Castle, associated town defences and ponds stands on Inferior Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.