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Pan Castle is a motte and bailey castle located in Shropshire, England. The site consists of an earthwork fortification typical of the Norman period, comprising a raised mound (motte) surrounded by a bailey, or defended enclosure. The castle dates to the medieval period following the Norman Conquest, when such timber-based defensive structures were rapidly constructed across England to consolidate Norman control. The earthworks remain visible today as an important example of early medieval military architecture in the county.
Pan Castle: a motte and bailey castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020286. View the official record →
Pan Castle is a motte and bailey castle located in Shropshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020286.
Pan Castle: a motte and bailey 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 1020286.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Sundial in St Alkmund's churchyard (2 km), Wolvesacre Hall Moated Site (2.8 km), Two Round Barrows N of Whitewell Church (3.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Pan Castle: a motte and bailey 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.
Pan Castle: a motte and bailey castle stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.