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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 centres upon a motte, a characteristic earthwork fortification of the Norman period, which would have originally supported a timber or stone superstructure as part of the motte-and-bailey defensive system typical of post-Conquest England. Associated with this primary fortification are the remains of a medieval chapel and subsequently developed post-medieval domestic structures, including a house and its surrounding garden features, indicating sustained occupation and modification across several centuries. The cumulative archaeological and structural evidence at the site documents the evolution of settlement and land use from the medieval period through the early modern era.
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).
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