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Eccleshall Castle is a medieval fortress located in Eccleshall, Staffordshire, which served as a residence and administrative centre for the Bishops of Lichfield from at least the 13th century onwards. The castle comprises a substantial stone keep and associated defensive structures arranged around a moated enclosure, with the earliest architectural elements dating to the Norman period. The site remained an important episcopal stronghold throughout the medieval period and underwent significant modifications and repairs, particularly following damage sustained during the English Civil War. The castle retains considerable remains of its medieval defences and domestic ranges, making it an important example of bishop's castle architecture in the English Midlands.
Eccleshall Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008801. View the official record →
Eccleshall Castle is a medieval fortress located in Eccleshall, Staffordshire, which served as a residence and administrative centre for the Bishops of Lichfield from at least the 13th century onwards. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008801.
Eccleshall 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 1008801.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Anglo-Scandinavian cross, All Saints' churchyard (3.3 km), Churchyard cross, St Mary's churchyard (3.3 km), Ranton Priory: a moated Augustinian priory (5.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Eccleshall 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.
Eccleshall Castle stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.