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Eye Castle is a motte and bailey castle situated approximately 120 metres west of St Peter's Church in Eye, Suffolk. The monument consists of an earthwork mound with an associated defensive ditch and represents a Norman fortification, likely established in the eleventh or twelfth century. The castle exemplifies the typical military architecture of the Norman period, when such motte and bailey structures served as administrative and defensive centres across England following the Norman Conquest. The survival of its earthwork remains provides evidence of medieval settlement patterns and feudal power structures in medieval East Anglia.
Eye Castle, the remains of a motte and bailey castle and its defensive ditch 120m west of St Peter's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019669. View the official record →
Eye Castle is a motte and bailey castle situated approximately 120 metres west of St Peter's Church in Eye, Suffolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019669.
Eye Castle, the remains of a motte and bailey castle and its defensive ditch 120m west of St Peter's 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 1019669.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Remains of Eye Priory at Abbey Farm (0.6 km), Moated site at Cranley Hall (1 km), Moated site 170m south east of Cranley Hall (1.2 km).
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