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Castle Howe is a motte and bailey castle located in Westmorland, England. The site comprises a substantial mound with associated earthworks typical of Norman fortifications, dating to the medieval period following the Norman Conquest. The motte forms the primary defensive feature, with the bailey providing an outer enclosure for domestic and military purposes. Such earthwork castles were characteristic of early Norman settlement and control in northern England, representing an important phase in the militarisation of the landscape during the eleventh and twelfth centuries.
Castle Howe motte and bailey is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008900. View the official record →
Castle Howe is a motte and bailey castle located in Westmorland, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008900.
Castle Howe motte and bailey 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 1008900.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Part of Helsington medieval village immediately west of Briggs House Farm (3.5 km), Round cairn 230m north of Berry Holme (3.9 km), Castlesteads small multivallate hillfort on The Helm (4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Castle Howe motte and bailey'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 Howe motte and bailey stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.