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Cheswardine Castle is a Norman motte-and-bailey fortification located in Shropshire, England. The castle consists of a substantial earthen mound with an associated bailey, typical of early Norman defensive architecture of the eleventh and twelfth centuries. A linear bank, likely representing defensive or boundary earthworks associated with the castle complex, extends from the main fortification. The site represents an important example of Norman settlement and military control in the Welsh borderlands during the medieval period.
Cheswardine Castle and an associated linear bank is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017239. View the official record →
Cheswardine Castle is a Norman motte-and-bailey fortification located in Shropshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017239.
Cheswardine Castle and an associated linear bank 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 1017239.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hales Roman Villa (3.6 km), Bishop's Wood glass furnace (4.2 km), Audley's Cross, 240m SSW of Audley's Cross Farmhouse (5.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cheswardine Castle and an associated linear bank'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.
Cheswardine Castle and an associated linear bank stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.