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Mounsey Castle is a motte and bailey castle situated in Somerset, England. The site comprises a substantial earthwork mound with an associated outwork located approximately one hundred metres to the north, typical of Norman defensive architecture from the eleventh or twelfth century. The castle represents a form of military fortification characteristic of the post-Conquest period, constructed from earth and timber rather than stone. The survival of both the primary mound and the secondary outwork provides evidence of the castle's layout and strategic design during the medieval period.
Mounsey Castle and an associated outwork 100m to the north is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021357. View the official record →
Mounsey Castle is a motte and bailey castle situated in Somerset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021357.
Mounsey Castle and an associated outwork 100m to the north 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 1021357.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow on East Anstey Common (1.7 km), Oldberry Castle (2.8 km), Two round barrows on West Anstey Common (3.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Mounsey Castle and an associated outwork 100m to the north'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.
Mounsey Castle and an associated outwork 100m to the north stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.