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Motte castle 100m north east of Howton Farm is a Norman earthwork castle situated in Herefordshire. The site comprises a substantial motte, a raised mound characteristic of early Norman defensive architecture, dating to the medieval period following the Norman Conquest. The monument's survival as an upstanding earthwork demonstrates the defensive strategy employed in the borderland region of the Welsh Marches, where such fortifications were strategically positioned to secure territory and control communications routes. The site's documented listing within the National Heritage List reflects its significance as evidence of Norman settlement and military organisation in the eleventh and twelfth centuries.
Motte castle 100m north east of Howton Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014882. View the official record →
Motte castle 100m north east of Howton Farm is a Norman earthwork castle situated in Herefordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014882.
Motte castle 100m north east of Howton Farm 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 1014882.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Churchyard cross in St Mary's churchyard (3.8 km), Moated site 150m south east of St Mary's Church (3.9 km), Grosmont Castle (5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Motte castle 100m north east of Howton Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Motte castle 100m north east of Howton Farm stands on Pridoli Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Pridoli. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.