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Motte and bailey castle 400m south east of Bishopton is a Norman defensive earthwork located in County Durham. The monument comprises a substantial motte, or artificial mound, accompanied by an adjoining bailey, or fortified enclosure, typical of eleventh and twelfth century castle construction in northern England. Such earthwork fortifications were rapidly deployed following the Norman Conquest to establish military control over newly conquered territories, and this example represents the modest but effective defensive architecture employed in the consolidation of Norman power in the north. The site survives as an upstanding earthwork, preserving evidence of early medieval military settlement and territorial administration in the Durham region.
Motte and bailey castle 400m south east of Bishopton is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008668. View the official record →
Motte and bailey castle 400m south east of Bishopton is a Norman defensive earthwork located in County Durham. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008668.
Motte and bailey castle 400m south east of Bishopton 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 1008668.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Larberry Pastures settlement site (3.4 km), Shrunken medieval village at Sadberge (4.4 km), St Thomas a Becket's Church (5.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Motte and bailey castle 400m south east of Bishopton's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Motte and bailey castle 400m south east of Bishopton stands on Permian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.