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Castle Pulverbatch is a motte and bailey castle situated approximately 100 metres north-north-west of Brook Cottage near the village of Pulverbatch in Shropshire. The monument comprises a substantial mound with an outer bailey, representing a typical early Norman fortification of the type constructed in the decades following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The earthwork survives as a prominent archaeological feature, with the motte forming the defensive strongpoint and the bailey providing an enclosure for domestic and administrative functions. This fortification exemplifies the military architecture employed by the Norman lords to establish and maintain control over the borderlands of 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 near the village of Pulverbatch 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).
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