© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)
Membury Castle is a Norman motte-and-bailey fortress located near Axminster in Devon, England. The site comprises a substantial earthen mound with an associated bailey, characteristic of early Norman military architecture of the eleventh and twelfth centuries. The castle occupies a commanding position in the landscape, though the superstructure has been largely lost to time, leaving only the earthwork remains visible today. As a representative example of Norman defensive engineering in the South West, it reflects the consolidation of Norman power in the region following the Conquest.
Membury Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017951. View the official record →
Membury Castle is a Norman motte-and-bailey fortress located near Axminster in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017951.
Membury 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 1017951.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The below ground remains of the former chapel at Membury Court (2.1 km), Beckford Bridge (2.2 km), Stockland Little Castle (5.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Membury 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.
Membury Castle stands on Gault Formation And Upper Greensand Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and limestone.