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East Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle located in Wiltshire, England. The monument comprises an earthen mound with a surrounding ditch system typical of early Norman fortifications, dating to the post-Conquest period of the eleventh or twelfth century. The site represents a significant example of the rapid militarization of the English landscape following 1066, when such simple but effective defensive structures were erected across the realm to consolidate Norman control. The remains survive as a scheduled ancient monument and contribute to our understanding of early medieval castle architecture and settlement patterns in south-western England.
East Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005599. View the official record →
East Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle located in Wiltshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005599.
East 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 1005599.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Chalk military badges on Fovant Down (8 km), Chiselbury Camp hillfort, cross dykes and site of turnpike toll house (8.2 km), Hydon Hill round barrows (8.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of East 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.
East Castle stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.