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The motte castle and associated settlement remains located 150 metres north-north-west of Lower Down Farm is a Norman fortification situated in Shropshire. The site comprises a mounded earthwork typical of early medieval defensive architecture, dating to the Norman period following the conquest of 1066. The motte, constructed as a raised artificial or partly artificial mound, would have supported timber or stone defensive structures, whilst the surrounding terrain contains evidence of contemporary settlement occupation. This monument represents an important example of the rapid militarisation of the English landscape under Norman rule, when such fortifications were established across newly conquered territories to consolidate administrative control and defence.
Motte castle and associated settlement remains 150m NNW of Lower Down Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012853. View the official record →
The motte castle and associated settlement remains located 150 metres north-north-west of Lower Down Farm is a Norman fortification situated in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012853.
Motte castle and associated settlement remains 150m NNW of Lower Down 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 1012853.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ring cairn on the summit of Pen-y-wern Hill (6.3 km), Recumbent standing stone on Pen-y-wern Hill, 150m south east of a ring cairn (6.3 km), Coston Manor moat (7.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Motte castle and associated settlement remains 150m NNW of Lower Down Farm'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 and associated settlement remains 150m NNW of Lower Down Farm stands on Ludlow Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ludlow. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.