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Motte and bailey castle and alien priory immediately south of Castle Lands is a Norman fortification and religious establishment located in Herefordshire. The site comprises a motte and bailey earthwork, characteristic of early Norman military architecture, alongside the remains of an alien priory, indicating the dual defensive and ecclesiastical use of the location during the medieval period. The alien priory element suggests a dependency of a foreign monastic house, typical of Norman foundations in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. The earthworks and associated structures represent an important example of early medieval settlement organisation in the Welsh Marches.
Motte and bailey castle and alien priory immediately south of Castle Lands is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020363. View the official record →
Motte and bailey castle and alien priory immediately south of Castle Lands is a Norman fortification and religious establishment located in Herefordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020363.
Motte and bailey castle and alien priory immediately south of Castle Lands 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 1020363.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mound E of St Peter's Church (3.7 km), Grosmont Castle (4.8 km), Grosmont Churchyard Cross (4.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Motte and bailey castle and alien priory immediately south of Castle Lands's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Motte and bailey castle and alien priory immediately south of Castle Lands stands on Pridoli Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Pridoli. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.