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Motte and bailey castle, fishpond and associated earthworks, southwest of Isfield Church is a Norman fortification dating to the late eleventh or twelfth century. The site comprises a motte, or earthen mound, surrounded by a bailey, or defended enclosure, typical of early Norman military architecture in England following the Conquest. Associated features including a fishpond and ancillary earthworks extend the archaeological interest of the complex and suggest a settlement of some substance. The monument represents the kind of strategic local fortification that characterised Norman control of the Sussex Weald during the medieval period.
Motte and bailey castle, fishpond and associated earthworks, SW of Isfield Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013222. View the official record →
Motte and bailey castle, fishpond and associated earthworks, southwest of Isfield Church is a Norman fortification dating to the late eleventh or twelfth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013222.
Motte and bailey castle, fishpond and associated earthworks, SW of Isfield 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 1013222.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stock enclosure at Bible Bottom, 1.1km ENE of Lewes Golf Course Club House (7.9 km), Bowl barrow 180m south west of Glyndebourne Pit (8 km), Bowl barrow 300m SSW of Glyndebourne Pit (8.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Motte and bailey castle, fishpond and associated earthworks, SW of Isfield Church's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Motte and bailey castle, fishpond and associated earthworks, SW of Isfield Church stands on Wealden Group, bedrock that formed in the Barremian. The rock here is sandstone and siltstone, interbedded.