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Motte and bailey castle known as The Mount

England
List entry 1018329
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018329
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.75 hectares
Grid reference
TM 36890 87970
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Mount is a motte and bailey castle situated in Suffolk, England, representing a common form of Norman fortification dating from the medieval period. The monument consists of the characteristic earthwork elements of this castle type: a raised mound, or motte, which would have supported a wooden or stone structure, accompanied by an attached bailey or defended enclosure. Such castles were typically constructed in the eleventh and twelfth centuries following the Norman Conquest, serving as administrative centres and military strongholds. The site survives today as an archaeological earthwork, preserving evidence of early medieval defensive architecture in its topographical form.

Motte and bailey castle known as The Mount is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018329. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Motte and bailey castle known as The Mount?

The Mount is a motte and bailey castle situated in Suffolk, England, representing a common form of Norman fortification dating from the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018329.

Who is responsible for protecting Motte and bailey castle known as The Mount?

Motte and bailey castle known as The Mount 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 1018329.

What other scheduled monuments are near Motte and bailey castle known as The Mount?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site at Brook House (3.5 km), Boys Hall moated site, 410m north west of The Grange (6.2 km), Moated site immediately north of St Margaret's Green (6.3 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Moated site at Brook House
3.5 km
Boys Hall moated site, 410m north west of The Grange
6.2 km
Moated site immediately north of St Margaret's Green
6.3 km
Moated site and associated earthworks at Westend Farm
6.3 km
Two moated sites adjoining All Saints' Church
6.4 km
Moated site at Moat Farm
6.5 km
Moated site and associated pond at Brookhall Farm
6.6 km
Moated site at The Old Rectory
6.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Motte and bailey castle known as The Mount

Motte and bailey castle known as The Mount stands on Neogene To Quaternary Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Quaternary. The rock here is gravel, sand, silt and clay.

The wider landscape

Around Motte and bailey castle known as The Mount

Caistor St EdmundsRoman town · ~12.9 milesSutton HooArchaeological site · ~24.8 miles
Domesday entry for Mettingham, Suffolk →
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