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The motte castle, chapel, post-medieval house and garden remains east of Urishay Castle Farm is a complex of medieval and later structures located in Herefordshire. The site comprises a motte and bailey earthwork of Norman origin, likely dating to the eleventh or twelfth century, together with the remains of a chapel and post-medieval domestic occupation including a house with associated garden features. The motte itself represents a significant example of early medieval defensive architecture characteristic of the Norman period in the Welsh Marches. The survival of multiple occupation phases at the site, from its initial castle construction through subsequent post-medieval habitation, provides evidence of continuous or renewed settlement across several centuries.
Motte castle, chapel, post-medieval house and garden remains east of Urishay Castle Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014547. View the official record →
The motte castle, chapel, post-medieval house and garden remains east of Urishay Castle Farm is a complex of medieval and later structures located in Herefordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014547.
Motte castle, chapel, post-medieval house and garden remains east of Urishay Castle 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 1014547.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cothill Tump, a motte castle 500m north west of Cothill Farm (2 km), Ringwork and bailey known as Whitehouse Camp, 200m north of Trelan Farm (3.3 km), Bowl barrow 700m NNE of Duke's Farm (3.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Motte castle, chapel, post-medieval house and garden remains east of Urishay Castle Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Motte castle, chapel, post-medieval house and garden remains east of Urishay Castle Farm stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.