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Lingen Castle is a motte-and-bailey fortress located in Herefordshire, positioned near the Welsh border. The castle dates to the Norman period, likely established in the eleventh century as part of the extensive network of frontier fortifications built to control the Anglo-Welsh marches. The site consists of a substantial earthen mound with an associated bailey, representing the characteristic military architecture of early Norman England. Though now ruinous and visible primarily as earthworks, Lingen Castle remains an important example of the defensive strategy employed during the Norman conquest and consolidation of the Welsh borderlands.
Lingen Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005380. View the official record →
Lingen Castle is a motte-and-bailey fortress located in Herefordshire, positioned near the Welsh border. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005380.
Lingen 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 1005380.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wapley Hill large multivallate hillfort and pillow mounds 150m north of Warren House. (5.2 km), Round barrow 270yds (250m) S of Shobdon Church (5.9 km), Motte SW of the church (7.2 km).
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