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Castle Hill motte and bailey at Beaumont Chase is a Norman fortification consisting of an earthen mound with an associated bailey, typical of early medieval defensive architecture. The site dates to the Norman period following 1066, when such motte and bailey castles were rapidly constructed across England as instruments of conquest and territorial control. The earthwork survives as a prominent topographical feature within the Rutland landscape, preserving evidence of the military organisation and settlement patterns of the Norman elite. Like many such fortifications, it likely served administrative and defensive functions during the early Norman period before the development of more substantial stone-built castles reduced the strategic importance of these simpler earthwork defences.
Castle Hill motte and bailey, Beaumont Chase is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010925. View the official record →
Castle Hill motte and bailey at Beaumont Chase is a Norman fortification consisting of an earthen mound with an associated bailey, typical of early medieval defensive architecture. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010925.
Castle Hill motte and bailey, Beaumont Chase 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 1010925.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bronze Age enclosure (2.2 km), Moated site at Allexton (3.3 km), Bridge over River Chater (3.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Castle Hill motte and bailey, Beaumont Chase'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 Hill motte and bailey, Beaumont Chase stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.