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Motte and bailey castle 100m south east of Bell Farm

England
List entry 1014545
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1014545
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.39 hectares
Grid reference
SO 31224 41661
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The motte and bailey castle 100 metres south east of Bell Farm is a Norman fortification located in Herefordshire. The site comprises the characteristic two-part earthwork typical of Norman military architecture, with a raised mound (motte) accompanied by an adjoining defended enclosure (bailey). Dating to the Norman period following the 1066 conquest, such castles served as crucial instruments of Anglo-Norman territorial control and administration throughout the Welsh borderlands. The earthwork remains largely unexcavated, preserving its original topography as a testament to early medieval military engineering in the region.

Motte and bailey castle 100m south east of Bell Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014545. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Motte and bailey castle 100m south east of Bell Farm?

The motte and bailey castle 100 metres south east of Bell Farm is a Norman fortification located in Herefordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014545.

Who is responsible for protecting Motte and bailey castle 100m south east of Bell Farm?

Motte and bailey castle 100m south east of Bell Farm 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 1014545.

What other scheduled monuments are near Motte and bailey castle 100m south east of Bell Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Snodhill Castle (1.6 km), Motte castle, chapel, post-medieval house and garden remains east of Urishay Castle Farm (4.2 km), Bowl barrow 350m NNE of Abbey Farm (5.1 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Snodhill Castle
1.6 km
Motte castle, chapel, post-medieval house and garden remains east of Urishay Castle Farm
4.2 km
Bowl barrow 350m NNE of Abbey Farm
5.1 km
Craswall Priory, associated building remains, pond bays and hollow ways
5.5 km
Cothill Tump, a motte castle 500m north west of Cothill Farm
6 km
Lower Park Wood Camp
6.2 km
Ringwork and bailey known as Whitehouse Camp, 200m north of Trelan Farm
6.2 km
Bowl barrow 700m NNE of Duke's Farm
6.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Motte and bailey castle 100m south east of Bell Farm

Motte and bailey castle 100m south east of Bell Farm stands on Pridoli Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Pridoli. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Motte and bailey castle 100m south east of Bell Farm

KenchesterRoman town · ~8 miles
Domesday entry for Dorstone, Herefordshire →
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