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Motte and bailey castle on Castle Hill is a Norman fortification located in Shropshire, England, comprising an earthwork mound with an associated bailey enclosure typical of early medieval military architecture. The site dates from the Norman period, likely the eleventh or twelfth century, and represents a common form of defensive settlement established following the Norman Conquest. Beyond the castle earthworks themselves, the site incorporates archaeological and landscape features including a park pale, fishpond, and formal garden, which indicate occupation and management extending beyond the initial military phase of the site's use. These associated remains demonstrate the evolution of the castle from a purely defensive stronghold to a centre of lordly residence and estate management, characteristic of Shropshire's Norman-period settlement pattern.
Motte and bailey castle on Castle Hill, and the associated remains of a park pale, a fishpond and a formal garden is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019653. View the official record →
Motte and bailey castle on Castle Hill is a Norman fortification located in Shropshire, England, comprising an earthwork mound with an associated bailey enclosure typical of early medieval military architecture. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019653.
Motte and bailey castle on Castle Hill, and the associated remains of a park pale, a fishpond and a formal garden 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 1019653.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dovecote 300m south of Hodnet Hall (0.5 km), Animal pound 140m north west of Riverside, Wollerton (1.6 km), Moated site and field system 380m south of Moat Farm, Wollerton Wood (2.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Motte and bailey castle on Castle Hill, and the associated remains of a park pale, a fishpond and a formal garden's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Motte and bailey castle on Castle Hill, and the associated remains of a park pale, a fishpond and a formal garden stands on Permian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.