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Cymbeline's Castle is a motte and bailey castle situated approximately 550 metres south-west of Ellesborough Church in Buckinghamshire. The site comprises a prominent mound typical of Norman fortifications, representing a form of military architecture widely established in England following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The castle's popular name derives from local tradition, though the historical basis for this attribution remains uncertain. Like many motte and bailey castles in the English Midlands, the site likely served a defensive and administrative function during the medieval period, though detailed documentary evidence specific to Cymbeline's Castle remains limited.
Cymbeline's Castle: a motte and bailey castle 550m south west of Ellesborough church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013941. View the official record →
Cymbeline's Castle is a motte and bailey castle situated approximately 550 metres south-west of Ellesborough Church in Buckinghamshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013941.
Cymbeline's Castle: a motte and bailey castle 550m south west of Ellesborough church 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 1013941.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch: 176m long section south west of White House Farm (6 km), Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch: 1.13km long section from Grymsdyke Manor to RAF High Wycombe (7.1 km), Bowl barrow on Lodge Hill, 650m east of Old Callow Down Farm (7.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cymbeline's Castle: a motte and bailey castle 550m south west of Ellesborough church's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Cymbeline's Castle: a motte and bailey castle 550m south west of Ellesborough church stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.