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Oldcastle Twt is a motte-and-bailey castle situated in Herefordshire, dating to the Norman period following the conquest of 1066. The monument consists of an earthwork mound with an associated bailey, representing a typical form of early medieval fortification constructed during the initial phase of Norman settlement and territorial consolidation in the Welsh borderlands. The site demonstrates the strategic importance of the region during the eleventh and twelfth centuries, when such fortified positions served both military and administrative functions. The surviving earthworks preserve evidence of this significant period of English medieval development, though the castle was not developed into a stone structure and appears to have been abandoned or superseded in the later medieval period.
Oldcastle Twt is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1001751. View the official record →
Oldcastle Twt is a motte-and-bailey castle situated in Herefordshire, dating to the Norman period following the conquest of 1066. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1001751.
Oldcastle Twt 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 1001751.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Eardisley Castle (3.4 km), Mound N of Cwmma Farm (5.2 km), Moated site known as Old Court Mound at Old Court (7.1 km).
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