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Castle Pulverbatch is a motte and bailey castle situated approximately 100 metres north-north-west of Brook Cottage in Shropshire. The site comprises a substantial motte with an outer bailey, representing a typical Norman fortification of the 11th or 12th century. The earthwork survives as an important example of early medieval castle architecture in the region, demonstrating the defensive and administrative functions that such fortifications served during the Norman period. The monument's preservation as upstanding earthworks provides archaeological evidence of settlement and territorial control in medieval Shropshire.
Castle Pulverbatch motte and bailey castle with outer bailey, 100m NNW of Brook Cottage is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012860. View the official record →
Castle Pulverbatch is a motte and bailey castle situated approximately 100 metres north-north-west of Brook Cottage in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012860.
Castle Pulverbatch motte and bailey castle with outer bailey, 100m NNW of Brook Cottage 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 1012860.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on The Long Mynd, 100m north-east of Boiling Well. (7.6 km), Bowl barrow on The Long Mynd, 500m east-south-east of Boiling Well. (7.7 km), Cross-dyke at Devil's Mouth, west of Burway Hill (8.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Castle Pulverbatch motte and bailey castle with outer bailey, 100m NNW of Brook Cottage'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 Pulverbatch motte and bailey castle with outer bailey, 100m NNW of Brook Cottage stands on Unnamed Metasedimentary Rocks, Neoproterozoic, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and conglomerate.