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Caus Castle is a multi-period fortified site in Shropshire, England, comprising an Iron Age multivallate hillfort overlain by a Norman motte-and-bailey castle and associated medieval borough. The site's successive occupations demonstrate the continuity of strategic settlement on this commanding hilltop location across more than two millennia. The motte-and-bailey element, established in the Norman period following 1066, represents a significant military installation that controlled the Welsh border region. The castle's earthworks remain substantially visible, preserving evidence of the medieval defences and the underlying prehistoric hillfort ramparts that demonstrate the long defensive importance of this Shropshire location.
Caus Castle: a small multivallate hillfort, a motte and bailey castle and a medieval borough is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020147. View the official record →
Caus Castle is a multi-period fortified site in Shropshire, England, comprising an Iron Age multivallate hillfort overlain by a Norman motte-and-bailey castle and associated medieval borough. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020147.
Caus Castle: a small multivallate hillfort, a motte and bailey castle and a medieval borough 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 1020147.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman Gravels lead mine (8 km), Tankerville lead mine (8.5 km), Bowl barrow on Round Hill, 200m west of The Napp (8.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Caus Castle: a small multivallate hillfort, a motte and bailey castle and a medieval borough'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.
Caus Castle: a small multivallate hillfort, a motte and bailey castle and a medieval borough stands on Ludlow Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ludlow. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.