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Holdgate Castle motte and bailey castle and garden remains at Hall Farm

England
List entry 1012859
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1012859
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
5.14 hectares
Grid reference
SO 56292 89543
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Holdgate Castle is a motte and bailey fortification located at Hall Farm near Holdgate in Shropshire. The site consists of a substantial earthen motte surrounded by bailey defences, representing a typical Norman castle form dating to the eleventh or twelfth century. The monument retains its principal defensive features despite considerable antiquity, with the mound and surrounding ditched enclosures remaining visible across the landscape. The castle served as a local stronghold during the medieval period, its strategic position reflecting the Norman settlement pattern characteristic of post-Conquest Shropshire.

Holdgate Castle motte and bailey castle and garden remains at Hall Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012859. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Holdgate Castle motte and bailey castle and garden remains at Hall Farm?

Holdgate Castle is a motte and bailey fortification located at Hall Farm near Holdgate in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012859.

Who is responsible for protecting Holdgate Castle motte and bailey castle and garden remains at Hall Farm?

Holdgate Castle motte and bailey castle and garden remains at Hall Farm 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 1012859.

What other scheduled monuments are near Holdgate Castle motte and bailey castle and garden remains at Hall Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Thonglands moat near Broadstone (1.4 km), Deserted village (3.4 km), Deserted village (4 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
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Geology
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Thonglands moat near Broadstone
1.4 km
Deserted village
3.4 km
Deserted village
4 km
Motte and bailey castle 200m east of Brockton Farm
4.4 km
The Ditches (or Larden Ditches) in Mogg Forest
4.6 km
Nordy Bank: a slight univallate hillfort 400m north east of New House Farm
5.1 km
Packhorse bridge S of St Peter's Church
5.3 km
Motte castle immediately north east of Church Farm
5.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Holdgate Castle motte and bailey castle and garden remains at Hall Farm

Holdgate Castle motte and bailey castle and garden remains at Hall Farm stands on Pridoli Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Pridoli. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Holdgate Castle motte and bailey castle and garden remains at Hall Farm

WroxeterRoman town · ~11.9 milesOffa's DykeArchaeological site · ~17 milesWater EatonRoman town · ~24.8 milesBattle of Shrewsbury 1403Battle (1403) · ~17.4 miles
Domesday entry for Holdgate, Shropshire →
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