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A motte and bailey castle is located approximately 650 metres north-north-west of Sandpoint Farm in Somerset, England. This earthwork monument comprises a mound (motte) and an adjacent defended enclosure (bailey), typical of castle architecture constructed in the Norman period following the conquest of 1066. The site represents the characteristic defensive strategy employed by Norman lords establishing control over the English countryside during the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Such fortifications, economical to construct and effective in demonstrating military authority, formed a significant part of the Norman settlement pattern across southern England.
Motte and bailey castle 650m NNW of Sandpoint Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008114. View the official record →
A motte and bailey castle is located approximately 650 metres north-north-west of Sandpoint Farm in Somerset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008114.
Motte and bailey castle 650m NNW of Sandpoint 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 1008114.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow and disc barrow 600m NNW of Sandpoint Farm (0.1 km), Woodspring Priory and associated fishponds and field system (1.7 km), Worlebury Camp, a large multivallate hillfort and the linear earthworks to the east (3.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Motte and bailey castle 650m NNW of Sandpoint Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Motte and bailey castle 650m NNW of Sandpoint Farm stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.