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Motte castle 150m north east of Butthouse is a Norman motte-and-bailey earthwork located in Herefordshire. The monument consists of a substantial earthen mound typical of early Norman military architecture, dating to the eleventh or twelfth century. Such fortifications were characteristic of the post-Conquest period, serving as local centres of lordly power and control across the Welsh Marches. The site preserves in its earthen banks and ditches evidence of Norman settlement patterns in this strategically significant border region.
Motte castle 150m north east of Butthouse is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013642. View the official record →
Motte castle 150m north east of Butthouse is a Norman motte-and-bailey earthwork located in Herefordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013642.
Motte castle 150m north east of Butthouse 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 1013642.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Credenhill Camp (4.4 km), Moated site at Bishopstone Court (5.6 km), Churchyard cross in St Mary the Virgin's churchyard (5.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Motte castle 150m north east of Butthouse'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 castle 150m north east of Butthouse stands on Pridoli Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Pridoli. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.