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Castle mound is a motte-and-bailey castle located in Dorset, England. The site consists of an earthen mound typical of Norman defensive architecture, dating to the period following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The monument represents the early medieval fortification strategy employed across southern England during the eleventh and twelfth centuries, when such rapidly constructed earthwork castles served as centres of local authority and military control. The surviving earthworks demonstrate the characteristic form of Norman castle construction, wherein a raised motte provided a defensive position topped with timber or stone structures, accompanied by an outer bailey enclosed by banks and ditches.
Castle mound (or Castle Hill) is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004560. View the official record →
Castle mound is a motte-and-bailey castle located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004560.
Castle mound (or Castle Hill) 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 1004560.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Sandalholme pottery works (4.8 km), Bowl barrow 250m north east of Monmouth's Ash Farm (5.2 km), Bowl barrow on Redman's Hill 450m south west of Bridge Farm (5.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Castle mound (or Castle Hill)'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 (or Castle Hill) stands on Lambeth Group, bedrock that formed in the Paleocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.