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Eye Castle is a motte and bailey castle of Norman origin located in Suffolk, England, situated approximately 120 metres west of St Peter's Church. The monument comprises a substantial earthwork motte surrounded by a defensive ditch and bailey, representing a typical example of early Norman military architecture in East Anglia. The castle dates to the 11th or 12th century and would have served as a fortified stronghold during the period of Norman settlement and consolidation in the region. The earthwork remains visible today as a significant topographical feature, preserving important evidence of medieval castle construction and the Norman settlement patterns in Suffolk.
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 of Norman origin located in Suffolk, England, situated approximately 120 metres west of St Peter's Church. 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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Eye Castle, the remains of a motte and bailey castle and its defensive ditch 120m west of St Peter's Church'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.
Eye Castle, the remains of a motte and bailey castle and its defensive ditch 120m west of St Peter's Church stands on Neogene To Quaternary Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Quaternary. The rock here is gravel, sand, silt and clay.