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Castle mound is a Norman motte-and-bailey castle situated in Herefordshire, England. The monument consists of a substantial earthwork comprising a raised mound typical of early Norman military architecture, dating to the post-Conquest period of the eleventh or twelfth century. Such structures served as fortified strongholds during the Norman settlement of the Welsh Marches, a strategically important border region. The site represents a common form of early medieval defensive works that preceded the development of more substantial stone castles.
Castle mound is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005372. View the official record →
Castle mound is a Norman motte-and-bailey castle situated in Herefordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005372.
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 1005372.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bach Camp (3.7 km), Earthworks SE of Lower Ashton Farm (5.2 km), Garmsley Hill Fort (5.4 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 Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.