Castle Hills: a motte and bailey castle 700m NE of St Mary and All Saint's Church

Scheduled area

© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)

History & significance

Castle Hills is a motte and bailey castle situated approximately 700 metres north-east of St Mary and All Saint's Church in Warwickshire. The monument comprises a substantial earthwork consisting of a motte, or artificial mound, with an associated bailey, or fortified enclosure, typical of Norman defensive architecture of the eleventh and twelfth centuries. The site represents an important example of early medieval fortification in the region, constructed during the period following the Norman Conquest when such castles served as centres of military control and territorial administration. The earthworks remain substantially preserved, providing valuable archaeological evidence of Norman settlement patterns and the military landscape of medieval Warwickshire.

Castle Hills: a motte and bailey castle 700m NE of St Mary and All Saint's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011367. View the official record →

Questions & answers

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Generate a full report for this location

Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in Britain — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.