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Great Easton motte-and-bailey castle is a Norman fortification located in Essex, England, dating to the post-Conquest period of the eleventh or twelfth century. The monument comprises a substantial earthwork consisting of a motte surrounded by a bailey, characteristic of early Norman defensive architecture in England. The site represents the military consolidation of Norman authority in Essex during the decades following 1066. Though now reduced to earthwork remains, the castle demonstrates the strategic importance placed on this locality during the Norman settlement of the region.
Great Easton motte castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017468. View the official record →
Great Easton motte-and-bailey castle is a Norman fortification located in Essex, England, dating to the post-Conquest period of the eleventh or twelfth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017468.
Great Easton motte 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 1017468.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Parsonage Farm moated site (2.9 km), Square and circular barrows 260m south east of Parsonage Farm (3 km), Moated site and fishpond east of Lashley Hall (4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Great Easton motte 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.
Great Easton motte castle stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.