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Castle mound W of Court Farm is a motte-and-bailey castle situated in Herefordshire. The monument consists of an earthwork mound typical of Norman defensive works constructed during the eleventh and twelfth centuries, representing a period of significant castle-building activity across the English Midlands. The site's archaeological significance lies in its survival as a landscape feature demonstrating the development of early medieval military architecture and settlement patterns in the region. As a scheduled ancient monument, the site remains an important record of Norman fortification practices and territorial organisation in Herefordshire.
Castle mound W of Court Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005366. View the official record →
Castle mound W of Court Farm is a motte-and-bailey castle situated in Herefordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005366.
Castle mound W of Court Farm 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 1005366.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Churchyard cross in St Mary's churchyard (4.1 km), Grosmont Castle (4.1 km), Grosmont Churchyard Cross (4.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Castle mound W of Court Farm'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 W of Court Farm stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.