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Court Castle

England
List entry 1016226
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016226
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.59 hectares
Grid reference
SS 63339 08221
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Court Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle situated in Devon, England, dating to the Norman period following the conquest of 1066. The site consists of an earthwork comprising a substantial mound with an associated bailey, representing a typical form of early medieval fortification constructed during the initial phase of Norman settlement and land consolidation in the south-west. The monument survives as an archaeological earthwork, preserving evidence of early Norman military and administrative presence in the county. Its construction reflects the pattern of castle-building undertaken across Devon in the late eleventh and early twelfth centuries as part of the broader Norman subjugation and reorganisation of English territory.

Court Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016226. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Court Castle?

Court Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle situated in Devon, England, dating to the Norman period following the conquest of 1066. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016226.

Who is responsible for protecting Court Castle?

Court 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 1016226.

What other scheduled monuments are near Court Castle?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Churchyard cross 4m south of Honeychurch church (5.4 km), Long mortuary enclosure and ring ditch 250m south west of Week Meadow Farm (6.7 km), Wayside cross at crossroads 120m NNW of St Andrew's Church (6.9 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Court Castle

This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Court Castle's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:

Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Churchyard cross 4m south of Honeychurch church
5.4 km
Long mortuary enclosure and ring ditch 250m south west of Week Meadow Farm
6.7 km
Wayside cross at crossroads 120m NNW of St Andrew's Church
6.9 km
Churchyard cross 12m south of Sampford Courtenay church
7 km
Wayside cross at Bulland Cross
7 km
Week Barn Cross
7 km
Market cross 4m west of North Tawton church tower
7.2 km
Motte 160m east of St Peter's Church
7.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Court Castle

Court Castle stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Court Castle

ExeterRoman town · ~20.2 miles
Domesday entry for Winkleigh, Devon →
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