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East Leigh Berrys is a motte and bailey castle located in Cornwall, England. The monument comprises a mound with associated earthworks typical of Norman military architecture from the eleventh or twelfth century. The site represents the characteristic two-part defensive structure of the motte and bailey type, consisting of a raised mound and an adjoining fortified enclosure, which was a common form of early medieval fortification in post-Conquest England. Such earthwork castles served both military and administrative functions for the Norman lords who controlled the Cornish landscape during the medieval period.
Motte and bailey castle called East Leigh Berrys is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004410. View the official record →
East Leigh Berrys is a motte and bailey castle located in Cornwall, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004410.
Motte and bailey castle called East Leigh Berrys 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 1004410.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hobbacott canal incline (1.9 km), Two bowl barrows, one 220m east of Lower Longbeak and the other 320m east of Higher Longbeak (5.3 km), Bowl barrow 470m north east of Dux (5.8 km).
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