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Motte Castle 57m south-west of Church of St Mary Magdalene

England
List entry 1407096
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1407096
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.06 hectares
Grid reference
SO5668302091
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Motte Castle is a motte-and-bailey earthwork located approximately 57 metres south-west of the Church of St Mary Magdalene in Gloucestershire. The monument consists of a substantial mound typical of Norman fortifications, dating to the medieval period following the Norman Conquest. The site preserves the characteristic defensive earthworks of early Norman settlement and control in the region, with the motte forming the primary defensive feature of this castle site. Such fortifications were common in Gloucestershire during the eleventh and twelfth centuries, serving both military and administrative functions for Norman lords establishing authority over conquered territory.

Motte Castle 57m south-west of Church of St Mary Magdalene is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1407096. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Motte Castle 57m south-west of Church of St Mary Magdalene?

Motte Castle is a motte-and-bailey earthwork located approximately 57 metres south-west of the Church of St Mary Magdalene in Gloucestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1407096.

Who is responsible for protecting Motte Castle 57m south-west of Church of St Mary Magdalene?

Motte Castle 57m south-west of Church of St Mary Magdalene 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 1407096.

What other scheduled monuments are near Motte Castle 57m south-west of Church of St Mary Magdalene?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Alcove, Piercefield (8.2 km), Chepstow Town Slipway (8.4 km), Chepstow Castle (8.6 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

The Alcove, Piercefield
Post Medieval/Modern · Folly8.2 km
Chepstow Town Slipway
Post Medieval/Modern · Quay8.4 km
Chepstow Castle
Medieval · Castle8.6 km
Offa's Dyke: section immediately north east of Sedbury sewage works
9.1 km
Chepstow Town Wall and Gate
Medieval · Town Defences9.1 km
Offa's Dyke: section 130m north west of Pennsylvania Farm
9.1 km
Bishop Barnet's Wood Camp
Prehistoric · Enclosure9.2 km
Offa's Dyke: section known as Buttington Tump, 100m west of Buttington Lodge
9.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Motte Castle 57m south-west of Church of St Mary Magdalene

Motte Castle 57m south-west of Church of St Mary Magdalene stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Motte Castle 57m south-west of Church of St Mary Magdalene

CaerwentRoman town · ~9.4 milesGloucesterRoman town · ~19.3 milesBattle of LansdowneBattle (1643) · ~22 milesBattle of Lansdown (Hill) 1643Battle (1643) · ~22.2 miles
Domesday entry for Hewelsfield, Gloucestershire →
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