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Motte and bailey castle 150m south west of Wilderley Hall is a Norman fortification located in Shropshire, England. The monument comprises the characteristic two-part defensive structure typical of early medieval military architecture, with an earthen mound forming the motte and an adjacent lower bailey enclosure. Dating to the Norman period following the conquest of 1066, such castles served as essential instruments of territorial control and administrative authority across England during the eleventh and twelfth centuries. The site's preservation as an earthwork monument provides evidence of the strategic importance of this region during the consolidation of Norman power in the Shropshire borderlands.
Motte and bailey castle 150m south west of Wilderley Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014746. View the official record →
Motte and bailey castle 150m south west of Wilderley Hall is a Norman fortification located in Shropshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014746.
Motte and bailey castle 150m south west of Wilderley Hall 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 1014746.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on The Long Mynd, 500m east-south-east of Boiling Well. (7.2 km), Cross-dyke at Devil's Mouth, west of Burway Hill (7.4 km), Bowl barrow on The Long Mynd, 180m west of the site of Pole Cottage. (8.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Motte and bailey castle 150m south west of Wilderley Hall's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Motte and bailey castle 150m south west of Wilderley Hall stands on Unnamed Metasedimentary Rocks, Neoproterozoic, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and conglomerate.