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Wormegay Motte and Bailey is a Norman defensive earthwork located in the village of Wormegay in Norfolk, England. The monument comprises a substantial mound, or motte, accompanied by an adjacent bailey, representing a typical form of fortification constructed in the decades following the Norman Conquest of 1066. Such earthwork castles served as centres of local administration and defence during the eleventh and twelfth centuries, before many were superseded by stone structures or abandoned as military technology evolved. The site survives as an archaeological monument demonstrating the spatial organisation and engineering approaches characteristic of early Norman settlement and control in East Anglia.
Motte and bailey castle in Wormegay village is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018651. View the official record →
Wormegay Motte and Bailey is a Norman defensive earthwork located in the village of Wormegay in Norfolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018651.
Motte and bailey castle in Wormegay village 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 1018651.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Village cross, 30m south of Cross Hill Farm (0.5 km), Shouldham Priory with associated water management features, a section of a Roman road and a Bronze Age urnfield (3 km), Medieval settlement remains immediately west of All Saints' Church (3.5 km).
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