© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)
Mound of Milden Castle is a Norman motte-and-bailey earthwork located in Suffolk, England. The monument consists of a substantial mound with associated defensive ditches, typical of early Norman castle construction dating to the eleventh or twelfth century. The site represents the fortified seat of a medieval landowner during the period following the Norman Conquest, when such earthen strongholds were rapidly established across England as instruments of military control and administrative authority. Though no stone structures remain visible, the earthwork survives as a significant testimony to Norman settlement patterns and the landscape of feudal power in medieval Suffolk.
Mound of Milden Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006016. View the official record →
Mound of Milden Castle is a Norman motte-and-bailey earthwork located in Suffolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006016.
Mound of Milden Castle 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 1006016.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site at Moat Farm, 230m north east of St Peter's Church (1.2 km), Cast iron road bridge SE of Bridge Farm (2.7 km), St James' Chapel (3.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Mound of Milden Castle'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.
Mound of Milden Castle stands on Neogene To Quaternary Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Quaternary. The rock here is gravel, sand, silt and clay.