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Castle Hill, Hangman's Hill and adjoining earthworks at Darrow Green is a motte-and-bailey castle of Norman date. The site comprises a substantial mound with accompanying defensive earthworks typical of early medieval fortification, positioned to command the landscape of central Norfolk. The monument represents the kind of minor Norman stronghold established across East Anglia during the period following the Conquest, serving both military and administrative functions for a local lord. The earthworks remain substantially visible and constitute an important archaeological record of eleventh and twelfth-century settlement hierarchy in the region.
Castle Hill, Hangman's Hill and adjoining earthworks, Darrow Green is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003994. View the official record →
Castle Hill, Hangman's Hill and adjoining earthworks at Darrow Green is a motte-and-bailey castle of Norman date. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003994.
Castle Hill, Hangman's Hill and adjoining earthworks, Darrow Green 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 1003994.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Flixton II Anglo-Saxon Cemetery (5 km), Boys Hall moated site, 410m north west of The Grange (5.5 km), Moated site of Flixton Priory (5.9 km).
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