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Motte and bailey castle 50m to the west of St Michael's church.

England
List entry 1008394
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1008394
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.46 hectares
Grid reference
SO 44877 99373
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The motte and bailey castle 50 metres to the west of St Michael's church is a Norman fortification located in Shropshire. The site comprises a substantial earthwork consisting of a mound, or motte, accompanied by an attached bailey, representing a characteristic form of military architecture introduced to England following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The monument's proximity to the parish church suggests a relationship between secular and ecclesiastical authority typical of medieval settlement patterns. The earthwork survives as a substantial landscape feature and constitutes an important archaeological record of early medieval fortification in the region.

Motte and bailey castle 50m to the west of St Michael's church. is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008394. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Motte and bailey castle 50m to the west of St Michael's church.?

The motte and bailey castle 50 metres to the west of St Michael's church is a Norman fortification located in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008394.

Who is responsible for protecting Motte and bailey castle 50m to the west of St Michael's church.?

Motte and bailey castle 50m to the west of St Michael's 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 1008394.

What other scheduled monuments are near Motte and bailey castle 50m to the west of St Michael's church.?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Grindle Nills Hill, the southern of two 400m south-east of Barrister's Plain cross dyke. (7.3 km), Bowl barrow on Minton Hill, 170m ENE of Yapsel Well. (8.2 km), Motte castle 80m north east of Home Farm (8.9 km).

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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
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Local Names
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Historical Maps
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow on Grindle Nills Hill, the southern of two 400m south-east of Barrister's Plain cross dyke.
7.3 km
Bowl barrow on Minton Hill, 170m ENE of Yapsel Well.
8.2 km
Motte castle 80m north east of Home Farm
8.9 km
Bowl barrow on Synald's Knoll, 520m SSE of the Midland Gliding clubhouse.
9.4 km
Roman villa 200yds (180m) N of Acton Scott Hall
9.6 km
Bowl barrow on Prior's Holt Hill.
9.8 km
Roman road at Marshbrook
9.9 km
Bowl barrow on Synald's Knoll, 1000m south of the Midland Gliding clubhouse.
9.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Motte and bailey castle 50m to the west of St Michael's church.

Motte and bailey castle 50m to the west of St Michael's church. stands on Unnamed Metasedimentary Rocks, Neoproterozoic, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and conglomerate.

The wider landscape

Around Motte and bailey castle 50m to the west of St Michael's church.

WroxeterRoman town · ~9.3 milesOffa's DykeArchaeological site · ~11.6 milesBattle of Shrewsbury 1403Battle (1403) · ~11.6 miles
Domesday entry for Smethcott, Shropshire →
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