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Motte castle adjacent to The Mount cottage is a Norman motte-and-bailey fortification located in Shropshire. The site consists of a substantial earthen mound typical of eleventh or twelfth century military architecture, representing a common form of castle construction in post-Conquest England. The motte would originally have supported a timber or stone structure, with an associated bailey providing additional defended space. This monument exemplifies the rapid proliferation of such fortified positions across the English landscape following 1066, serving defensive and administrative functions for Norman lords establishing control over their newly acquired territories.
Motte castle adjacent to The Mount cottage is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012862. View the official record →
Motte castle adjacent to The Mount cottage is a Norman motte-and-bailey fortification located in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012862.
Motte castle adjacent to The Mount cottage 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 1012862.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Site S of Bagbury (revealed by aerial photography) (7.7 km), Slight univallate hillfort 600m north of Roveries House (8 km), Bowl barrow 320m south of Pitcholds (8.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Motte castle adjacent to The Mount cottage'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 adjacent to The Mount cottage stands on Llanvirn Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Whiterock. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.