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Mitford Castle is a motte and bailey castle situated in Northumberland, England, with origins dating to the Norman period following the conquest of 1066. The site comprises a substantial earthwork mound topped by a shell keep, together with an associated medieval chapel and graveyard that attest to its significance as a lordly residence and administrative centre. The castle's physical layout, including its defensive earthworks and the later stone shell keep construction, reflects the evolution of castle design from the early Norman period through the medieval centuries. The surrounding field systems visible in the landscape preserve evidence of the medieval settlement and agricultural organisation that supported this important Northumbrian fortress.
Mitford Castle: a motte and bailey and shell keep castle, medieval chapel, graveyard and field system is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017318. View the official record →
Mitford Castle is a motte and bailey castle situated in Northumberland, England, with origins dating to the Norman period following the conquest of 1066. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017318.
Mitford Castle: a motte and bailey and shell keep castle, medieval chapel, graveyard and field system 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 1017318.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman camp near Mitford Steads (0.7 km), Four pillboxes (1.5 km), Newminster Abbey (2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Mitford Castle: a motte and bailey and shell keep castle, medieval chapel, graveyard and field system's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Mitford Castle: a motte and bailey and shell keep castle, medieval chapel, graveyard and field system stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.