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Castle Dykes is a motte and bailey castle situated in Northamptonshire, England. The monument consists of a substantial mound with associated defensive earthworks typical of Norman fortifications, dating to the medieval period following the Norman Conquest. The site represents an important example of early Norman military architecture in the region, constructed to assert control over the local landscape and population during the eleventh and twelfth centuries. The surviving earthworks, including the raised motte and surrounding bailey defences, provide archaeological evidence of medieval castle design and settlement patterns in Northamptonshire.
Castle Dykes motte and bailey castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010659. View the official record →
Castle Dykes is a motte and bailey castle situated in Northamptonshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010659.
Castle Dykes motte and bailey 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 1010659.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Univallate hillfort 250m south and a bowl barrow 300m south east of Castle Dykes Farm (0.4 km), Earthworks (1.4 km), Everdon Bridge (2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Castle Dykes motte and bailey castle'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 Dykes motte and bailey castle stands on Inferior Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.