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Castle Mound is a motte-and-bailey earthwork located in Gloucestershire, England, dating to the Norman period following the conquest of 1066. The site comprises a substantial mound with associated bailey defences, representing a typical form of early Norman military architecture constructed to secure territorial control. Castle Mound stands as a significant example of the rapid fortification programme undertaken by Norman lords across England in the decades following 1066, though the specific identity of its builder and the exact chronology of its construction remain subjects of scholarly discussion.
Castle Mound is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003341. View the official record →
Castle Mound is a motte-and-bailey earthwork located in Gloucestershire, England, dating to the Norman period following the conquest of 1066. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003341.
Castle Mound 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 1003341.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wins Barrow: bowl barrow 160m south east of Bourton Hill Farm (4.9 km), New Bridge over River Windrush (6 km), Settlement site (6.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Castle Mound'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 Mound stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.