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Motte and Bailey Castle 200m North-West of Stowting Church

England
List entry 1012099
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1012099
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.67 hectares
Grid reference
TR 12249 42021
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Motte and Bailey Castle 200m North-West of Stowting Church is a Norman earthwork fortification situated in Kent. The monument comprises a substantial motte with an adjacent bailey, typical of early Norman military architecture of the eleventh and twelfth centuries. The site represents a form of castle construction that was rapidly disseminated throughout England following the Norman Conquest of 1066, serving as a seat of local authority and defence. The earthwork survives as an upstanding archaeological feature, preserving evidence of early medieval fortification practices in the Weald of Kent.

Motte and Bailey Castle 200m North-West of Stowting Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012099. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Motte and Bailey Castle 200m North-West of Stowting Church?

Motte and Bailey Castle 200m North-West of Stowting Church is a Norman earthwork fortification situated in Kent. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012099.

Who is responsible for protecting Motte and Bailey Castle 200m North-West of Stowting Church?

Motte and Bailey Castle 200m North-West of Stowting Church 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 1012099.

What other scheduled monuments are near Motte and Bailey Castle 200m North-West of Stowting Church?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Mary's Church, West Hythe (7.8 km), Saxon Shore fort now called Stutfall Castle, 468m south-west of St Stephen's Church (7.9 km), Royal Military Canal, West Hythe Dam to West Hythe Bridge (7.9 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
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
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The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

St Mary's Church, West Hythe
7.8 km
Saxon Shore fort now called Stutfall Castle, 468m south-west of St Stephen's Church
7.9 km
Royal Military Canal, West Hythe Dam to West Hythe Bridge
7.9 km
Royal Military Canal, West Hythe Bridge to Scanlon's Bridge
8 km
Royal Military Canal, Honeypot Cottage to West Hythe Dam
8 km
Royal Military Canal, Town Bridge to Twiss Road Bridge
8.4 km
Early medieval flood defence at Botolph's Bridge, West Hythe
8.6 km
Martello tower no 14 at Hythe Ranges
8.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Motte and Bailey Castle 200m North-West of Stowting Church

Motte and Bailey Castle 200m North-West of Stowting Church stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Motte and Bailey Castle 200m North-West of Stowting Church

CanterburyRoman town · ~9.9 miles
Domesday entry for Stowting, Kent →
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