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Hartshill Castle is a motte-and-bailey earthwork located near Atherstone in Warwickshire, dating to the Norman period following the Conquest of 1066. The site comprises a substantial mound surrounded by defensive ditches, representing the characteristic fortification type employed by Norman settlers to consolidate their control across England in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. The castle exemplifies the rapid spread of such military installations across the Midlands during the early post-Conquest decades. Though no stone structures survive above ground, the earthworks remain substantially intact, preserving evidence of Norman military strategy and settlement in the region.
Hartshill Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011197. View the official record →
Hartshill Castle is a motte-and-bailey earthwork located near Atherstone in Warwickshire, dating to the Norman period following the Conquest of 1066. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011197.
Hartshill 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 1011197.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 580m east of Moor Wood Farm (0.8 km), Oldbury Camp univallate hillfort (1.2 km), Manduessedum Roman villa and settlement with associated industrial complex (2.3 km).
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