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Cynwit Castle is a motte-and-bailey earthwork located in Somerset, England. The site dates to the Norman period, representing a common form of early medieval fortification constructed following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The castle comprises a substantial mound with an attached bailey, typical of motte-and-bailey design, though like many such sites it has not been subject to extensive modern archaeological investigation. The monument survives primarily as an earthwork and represents an important example of early Norman military architecture in the South West of England.
Cynwit Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006225. View the official record →
Cynwit Castle is a motte-and-bailey earthwork located in Somerset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006225.
Cynwit 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 1006225.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Churchyard cross in St Margaret's churchyard (4.1 km), Churchyard cross in St Michael's churchyard (5.4 km), Chandos Glass Cone, at the junction of Northgate and Valetta Place (6.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cynwit Castle'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.
Cynwit Castle stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.