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Castle Hill is a motte and bailey castle situated in Norfolk, England, which occupies a location of considerable archaeological significance spanning multiple periods of occupation and use. The site comprises a substantial motte with its attendant bailey, typical of Norman fortifications established following the Conquest, overlying an earlier Iron Age earthwork enclosure that speaks to the strategic importance of this elevated position. In the later medieval period, an Augustinian friary was established at the site, representing a significant religious presence and demonstrating the continued importance of the location into the thirteenth century and beyond. The monument thus presents in its earthworks a palimpsest of Norfolk's military and religious history across more than two thousand years.
Castle Hill: motte and bailey castle, Iron Age earthwork enclosure and site of Augustinian friary is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017670. View the official record →
Castle Hill is a motte and bailey castle situated in Norfolk, England, which occupies a location of considerable archaeological significance spanning multiple periods of occupation and use. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017670.
Castle Hill: motte and bailey castle, Iron Age earthwork enclosure and site of Augustinian friary 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 1017670.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 720m north east of East Farm (3.5 km), Bowl barrow in the garden of The Old Mill (3.8 km), Atomic bomb store on Thetford Heath (4.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Castle Hill: motte and bailey castle, Iron Age earthwork enclosure and site of Augustinian friary'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 castle, Iron Age earthwork enclosure and site of Augustinian friary stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.