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Castle mound is a Norman motte-and-bailey castle situated in Herefordshire, England. The site consists of an earthwork mound typical of early Norman fortifications, likely dating to the late eleventh or early twelfth century. As with many such structures, the mound would originally have supported timber or stone defences and represented a practical defensive solution employed following the Norman Conquest. The monument survives as an important archaeological record of Norman settlement and military organisation in the Welsh Marches.
Castle mound is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005532. 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 1005532.
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 1005532.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wall Hills Camp (2.7 km), Motte and bailey castle (2.9 km), Westington Camp (3.6 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.