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Mileham Castle is a Norman motte-and-bailey fortress located in Norfolk, dating to the early 12th century. The site consists of a substantial earthwork comprising a mounded motte surrounded by a ditch and outer bailey, representing a typical example of early post-Conquest military architecture. The castle was constructed during the period of Norman settlement and consolidation in East Anglia, though it was never developed into a stone-built stronghold and appears to have been abandoned relatively early in the medieval period. Today the earthworks remain substantially visible, providing evidence of the defensive landscape established by the Norman colonisation of England.
Mileham Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004018. View the official record →
Mileham Castle is a Norman motte-and-bailey fortress located in Norfolk, dating to the early 12th century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004018.
Mileham 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 1004018.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cross in St John the Baptist's churchyard (0.6 km), Devil's Dyke ('The Launditch') (2.3 km), Deserted village, Godwick (2.8 km).
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