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Motte and bailey castle at English Bicknor is a Norman earthwork fortification located in Gloucestershire, England. The monument comprises a motte, or artificial mound, with an associated bailey, or defended enclosure, representing a characteristic form of military architecture introduced to England following the Norman Conquest of 1066. Such structures served as centres of lordly power and control during the late eleventh and twelfth centuries. The earthworks at English Bicknor, though reduced from their original height and extent by erosion and agricultural use over many centuries, remain visible as landscape features and demonstrate the settlement patterns and defensive strategies employed by Norman lords in the borderland regions of western England.
Motte and bailey castle at English Bicknor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016761. View the official record →
Motte and bailey castle at English Bicknor is a Norman earthwork fortification located in Gloucestershire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016761.
Motte and bailey castle at English Bicknor 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 1016761.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Village cross at Clearwell (7.8 km), Offa's Dyke: section in Highbury Plains, 770m south west of Glyn Farm (8.5 km), Offa's Dyke: section in Highbury Plains, 370m west of Birt's Barn (8.8 km).
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