Scheduled MonumentsEnglandMyddle Castle immediately south of Castle Farm

Myddle Castle immediately south of Castle Farm

England
List entry 1020061
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020061
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.27 hectares
Grid reference
SJ 46875 23551
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Myddle Castle is a motte-and-bailey fortification situated near Castle Farm in the parish of Myddle, Shropshire. The castle dates to the Norman period, likely founded in the 11th or 12th century as part of the territorial consolidation of the Welsh Marches. The site consists of an earthwork mound with surrounding defensive ditches, typical of early medieval castle construction. The monument represents an important example of Norman military architecture in the region, though it was apparently not developed into a stone-built stronghold and appears to have been relatively short-lived as an active fortification.

Myddle Castle immediately south of Castle Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020061. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Myddle Castle immediately south of Castle Farm?

Myddle Castle is a motte-and-bailey fortification situated near Castle Farm in the parish of Myddle, Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020061.

Who is responsible for protecting Myddle Castle immediately south of Castle Farm?

Myddle Castle immediately south of 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 1020061.

What other scheduled monuments are near Myddle Castle immediately south of Castle Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Berth (3.8 km), Bowl barrow 60m south east of Petton parish church (3.9 km), Moated site 320m north east of Petton parish church (3.9 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Myddle Castle immediately south of Castle Farm

Myddle Castle immediately south of Castle Farm stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.