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Motte and bailey, N of Old Castleton

England
List entry 1005524
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1005524
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
3.08 hectares
Grid reference
SO 28379 45694
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Motte and bailey, N of Old Castleton is a fortified earthwork dating to the Norman period, likely constructed in the eleventh or twelfth century. The monument comprises a motte, or artificial mound, surrounded by a bailey, or defended enclosure, typical of early Norman military architecture deployed following the Conquest of 1066. Such works served as temporary or semi-permanent strongholds during the period of Norman settlement and consolidation of power in the Welsh Marches. The site's location in Herefordshire reflects the strategic importance of the region during the Norman period, when such fortifications were essential to establishing and maintaining control over the border landscape.

Motte and bailey, N of Old Castleton is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005524. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Motte and bailey, N of Old Castleton?

Motte and bailey, N of Old Castleton is a fortified earthwork dating to the Norman period, likely constructed in the eleventh or twelfth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005524.

Who is responsible for protecting Motte and bailey, N of Old Castleton?

Motte and bailey, N of Old Castleton 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 1005524.

What other scheduled monuments are near Motte and bailey, N of Old Castleton?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Motte castle 230m north west of Nant-y-bar (4.7 km), Snodhill Castle (6.5 km), Bowl barrow 350m NNE of Abbey Farm (7.5 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
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Motte castle 230m north west of Nant-y-bar
4.7 km
Snodhill Castle
6.5 km
Bowl barrow 350m NNE of Abbey Farm
7.5 km
Craswall Priory, associated building remains, pond bays and hollow ways
8 km
Twyn-y-Beddau Round Barrow
Prehistoric · Round Barrow8.2 km
Pen-y-Wyrlod Long Barrow
Prehistoric · Chambered long barrow8.3 km
The Scottish Pedlar Wayside Cross
Medieval · Cross8.9 km
Motte castle, chapel, post-medieval house and garden remains east of Urishay Castle Farm
9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Motte and bailey, N of Old Castleton

Motte and bailey, N of Old Castleton stands on Pridoli Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Pridoli. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Motte and bailey, N of Old Castleton

KenchesterRoman town · ~9.9 miles
Domesday entry for Middlewood, Herefordshire →
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