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Clare Castle is a Norman motte-and-bailey fortress located in the market town of Clare in Suffolk, England. The castle was founded in the late eleventh century, likely shortly after the Norman Conquest, and served as a significant stronghold for the de Clare family, one of the most powerful baronial families in medieval England. The site comprises a substantial earthen mound, the motte, surrounded by defensive ditches and an outer bailey, with the remains of a stone keep visible on the summit. The castle declined in importance after the medieval period and is now preserved as a scheduled monument, with its earthworks remaining substantially intact and forming one of the most impressive motte-and-bailey castles surviving in East Anglia.
Clare Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006044. View the official record →
Clare Castle is a Norman motte-and-bailey fortress located in the market town of Clare in Suffolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006044.
Clare Castle 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 1006044.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Clare Priory (uninhabited portions) (0.2 km), Earthwork on Lower Common (0.6 km), Long mortuary enclosure and barrows 460m north west of Mill Farm (1.4 km).
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