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Montacute Castle is a motte and bailey castle situated on St Michael's Hill near the village of Montacute in Somerset. The monument dates from the Norman period, likely constructed in the eleventh century following the Norman Conquest of England. The castle comprises a substantial mound or motte with an associated bailey, representing a typical defensive earthwork of early Norman settlement and control in the West Country. Though now ruinous, the earthwork remains a significant example of Norman military architecture and settlement strategy in medieval Somerset.
Montacute Castle: a motte and bailey castle on St Michael's Hill. is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008466. View the official record →
Montacute Castle is a motte and bailey castle situated on St Michael's Hill near the village of Montacute in Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008466.
Montacute Castle: a motte and bailey castle on St Michael's Hill. 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 1008466.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Site of a Cluniac priory immediately east of Abbey Farm (0.3 km), Hamdon Hill camp (1.3 km), Medieval secular college at Parsonage Farm (2.1 km).
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