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Grimsbury Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle situated in Berkshire, England. The site comprises an earthwork consisting of a mound with an associated bailey, a defensive arrangement characteristic of Norman fortifications from the eleventh and twelfth centuries. The castle represents the type of military installation typically erected in the decades following the Norman Conquest of 1066, when such castles served as centres of baronial authority and local defence. The earthwork remains visible today as a landscape feature, though like many such fortifications it was not maintained beyond the medieval period.
Grimsbury Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006983. View the official record →
Grimsbury Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle situated in Berkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006983.
Grimsbury 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 1006983.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Donnington Castle: a quadrangular castle and 17th century fieldwork. (5.8 km), Monkey Marsh Lock, Kennet and Avon Canal (6.1 km), Litten Chapel (7 km).
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