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Leafield Barrow is a motte castle situated approximately 220 metres north-west of St Michael and All Angels Church in Leafield, Oxfordshire. The monument consists of a substantial earthwork mound characteristic of Norman fortifications, dating to the medieval period following the Norman Conquest of 1066. Such motte castles represent early post-Conquest military architecture, typically constructed to assert Norman authority and control over newly conquered English territories. The site's proximity to the parish church reflects the strategic positioning of such defensive works within medieval settlement hierarchies.
Leafield Barrow: a motte castle 220m north west of St Michael and All Angels Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008405. View the official record →
Leafield Barrow is a motte castle situated approximately 220 metres north-west of St Michael and All Angels Church in Leafield, Oxfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008405.
Leafield Barrow: a motte castle 220m north west of St Michael and All Angels Church 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 1008405.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pair of confluent bowl barrows 200m SSW of Bockett's Corner on Leigh Hale Plain (3.4 km), Dovecote 125m north of Minster Lovell Hall (4.1 km), Pain's Farm bowl barrow 30m south of Pain's Farm Cottages (4.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Leafield Barrow: a motte castle 220m north west of St Michael and All Angels Church's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Leafield Barrow: a motte castle 220m north west of St Michael and All Angels Church stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.