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Castle Frome Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle located in the parish of Castle Frome in Herefordshire, England. The site dates from the Norman period, likely established in the eleventh or twelfth century as part of the network of fortifications built following the Norman Conquest. The castle comprises an earthwork mound with surrounding ditches and banks, representing the characteristic defensive architecture of early Norman England. Though substantially ruined, the earthworks remain a significant archaeological monument documenting the Norman settlement and military organization of the Welsh Marches.
Castle Frome Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1001739. View the official record →
Castle Frome Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle located in the parish of Castle Frome in Herefordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1001739.
Castle Frome 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 1001739.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Old Court Farm gatehouse (3.4 km), Churchyard cross, Holy Trinity Church (3.4 km), Roman fort and outworks 550yds (500m) SW of Canon Frome Court (3.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Castle Frome 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 Frome Castle stands on Pridoli Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Pridoli. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.