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Mileham Castle is a Norman motte-and-bailey fortress located in Norfolk, England, dating to the 11th or 12th century. The site comprises a substantial earthwork consisting of a motte, or artificial mound, surrounded by a bailey, or outer enclosure, with a ditch system that demonstrates typical Norman defensive engineering of the period. The castle appears never to have been built in stone, remaining as an earthwork monument throughout its occupation, which suggests it may have served a relatively modest administrative or territorial function within the Norman settlement pattern of East Anglia. The monument survives as one of Norfolk's more prominent examples of early Norman military architecture, preserved as an archaeological earthwork within the modern landscape.
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, England, dating to the 11th or 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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