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Orcop Castle is a motte-and-bailey earthwork located in Herefordshire. The site dates to the Norman period, likely founded in the eleventh or twelfth century as part of the wider programme of castle-building that followed the Norman Conquest. The monument survives as a substantial mound with an attached bailey, characteristic of early medieval military architecture, though no structural remains are visible above ground. Like many such earthwork castles in the region, Orcop Castle was probably abandoned in favour of more substantial stone fortifications during the later medieval period.
Orcop Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1001762. View the official record →
Orcop Castle is a motte-and-bailey earthwork located in Herefordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1001762.
Orcop 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 1001762.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Churchyard cross in St John the Baptist's churchyard (0.3 km), St Weonard's Tump, a motte castle in St Weonard's village (3.2 km), Iron Age farmstead enclosure on Garway Hill (3.4 km).
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