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Castle earthworks and barn at Thorpe Waterville is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the surviving defensive earthworks of a castle site together with a stone barn. The earthworks, which include a motte and bailey configuration, date from the medieval period and represent the physical remains of a fortified settlement. The stone barn, a later agricultural structure, stands within or adjacent to the castle precinct, indicating continued occupation and use of the site beyond its primary defensive function. The monument lies in Northamptonshire and is significant as evidence of medieval lordly power and settlement organisation in the region.
Castle earthworks and barn at Thorpe Waterville is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003643. View the official record →
Castle earthworks and barn at Thorpe Waterville is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the surviving defensive earthworks of a castle site together with a stone barn.
Castle earthworks and barn at Thorpe Waterville 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 1003643.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two post mill mounds 560m and 660m north west of St John the Baptist's Church (5.9 km), Site of old manor house at Keyston (6.5 km), Remains of manor house and garden (6.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Castle earthworks and barn at Thorpe Waterville'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 earthworks and barn at Thorpe Waterville stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.