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Lingen Castle is a motte-and-bailey fortress located in Herefordshire, situated near the Welsh border. The castle was established in the Norman period, likely in the late eleventh century, as part of the defensive network constructed to control the Marcher territories. The site comprises an earthen motte surrounded by a bailey, with the castle strategically positioned to command the local landscape. Though now visible primarily as earthworks, the remains represent an important example of early Norman military architecture in the Welsh Marches.
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, situated 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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Lingen Castle'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.
Lingen Castle stands on Wenlock Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.