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Motte castle adjacent to St Michael's Church

England
List entry 1019296
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019296
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.4 hectares
Grid reference
SJ 34056 25236
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Motte castle adjacent to St Michael's Church is a Norman fortification located in Shropshire. The monument consists of a motte and bailey earthwork, typical of early Norman military architecture of the eleventh and twelfth centuries. The motte, a raised mound of earth, would have originally supported a wooden palisade and tower structure, while the bailey formed the defended enclosure at its base. The castle's proximity to St Michael's Church indicates its integration within the medieval settlement hierarchy, with both religious and military authority represented in close proximity.

Motte castle adjacent to St Michael's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019296. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Motte castle adjacent to St Michael's Church?

Motte castle adjacent to St Michael's Church is a Norman fortification located in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019296.

Who is responsible for protecting Motte castle adjacent to St Michael's Church?

Motte castle adjacent to St Michael's Church 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 1019296.

What other scheduled monuments are near Motte castle adjacent to St Michael's Church?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bromwich Park moated site and formal garden remains (1.9 km), Knockin Castle: a motte and bailey castle immediately east of St Mary's Church (2.9 km), Wat's Dyke, 380m long section, immediately east of the Sewage Works (4.3 km).

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Monuments
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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.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bromwich Park moated site and formal garden remains
1.9 km
Knockin Castle: a motte and bailey castle immediately east of St Mary's Church
2.9 km
Wat's Dyke, 380m long section, immediately east of the Sewage Works
4.3 km
Belan Bank motte and bailey castle 250m east of Farm Hall
5.2 km
Tower keep castle immediately west of St John the Baptist's Church
6.2 km
Churchyard cross, St John the Baptist's Church
6.2 km
Nesscliffe Hill Camp: a small multivallate hillfort
7.1 km
Kynaston's Cave
7.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Motte castle adjacent to St Michael's Church

Motte castle adjacent to St Michael's Church stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Motte castle adjacent to St Michael's Church

WroxeterRoman town · ~17.3 milesOffa's DykeArchaeological site · ~22.3 milesBattle of Shrewsbury 1403Battle (1403) · ~11.5 milesBattle of Rowton Heath 1645Battle (1645) · ~24.5 miles
Domesday entry for Felton, Shropshire →
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