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Kenwith Castle is a Norman motte-and-bailey fortification located in Devon, England, situated approximately 300 metres south-east of Kenwith village. The castle consists of an earthwork mound with surrounding defensive ditches, characteristic of early Norman military architecture dating to the eleventh or twelfth century. The site represents a modest but strategically positioned defensive work from the period following the Norman Conquest, when such fortifications were constructed throughout England to consolidate Norman control. Though the castle survives today as an archaeological earthwork rather than masonry structure, it remains an important example of early medieval military engineering in the south-west of England.
Kenwith Castle 330yds (300m) SE of Kenwith is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002639. View the official record →
Kenwith Castle is a Norman motte-and-bailey fortification located in Devon, England, situated approximately 300 metres south-east of Kenwith village. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002639.
Kenwith Castle 330yds (300m) SE of Kenwith 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 1002639.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cross ridge dyke on Godborough Castle earthwork NW of Turner's Wood (0.4 km), Lenwood bowl barrow, 50m south east of Lenwood Cottage (1.1 km), Wreck at Westward Ho! (2.4 km).
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