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Motte castle at Upper Buckton is a Norman fortification located in Herefordshire, England. The site consists of a substantial earthwork mound typical of motte-and-bailey castle construction, a defensive form prevalent in the immediate post-Conquest period and twelfth century. The monument represents the strategic military architecture employed by Norman lords to control the Welsh borderlands during the medieval period. Like many such castles in the region, it reflects the colonization and fortification of the Marches following 1066.
Motte castle at Upper Buckton is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014102. View the official record →
Motte castle at Upper Buckton is a Norman fortification located in Herefordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014102.
Motte castle at Upper Buckton 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 1014102.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lingen Castle (6.2 km), Limebrook Priory (7.2 km), Castle mound in Camp Wood (7.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Motte castle at Upper Buckton'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 at Upper Buckton stands on Wenlock Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.