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Hertford Castle is a motte and bailey castle situated in Hertfordshire, south of the River Lea in the town of Hertford. The castle was founded in the Norman period, likely in the late eleventh century, and comprises an earthwork mound with an attached bailey, representing a characteristic form of early medieval fortification. The site has undergone considerable modification and development over the centuries, with later stone structures added to the original earthwork defences. The castle served as an important stronghold in medieval Hertfordshire and remains a significant archaeological monument of the Norman conquest period.
Hertford Castle: a motte and bailey castle south of the River Lea is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009827. View the official record →
Hertford Castle is a motte and bailey castle situated in Hertfordshire, south of the River Lea in the town of Hertford. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009827.
Hertford Castle: a motte and bailey castle south of the River Lea 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 1009827.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roxford moated site, Hertingfordbury (2.9 km), Iron Age cemetery, Trinity Road, Hertford Heath (2.9 km), Baroque garden in Grotto Wood (3.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Hertford Castle: a motte and bailey castle south of the River Lea'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.
Hertford Castle: a motte and bailey castle south of the River Lea stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.