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Plympton Castle is a Norman motte-and-bailey fortification situated near Plymouth in Devon, England. The castle was established in the eleventh century following the Norman Conquest and served as an important administrative and defensive stronghold for the earldom of Devon. The site comprises a substantial earthwork mound with surrounding ditches, representing typical Norman military engineering of the period. Although no significant stone structures survive above ground, the surviving earthworks demonstrate the strategic importance of this location in medieval Devon.
Plympton Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003865. View the official record →
Plympton Castle is a Norman motte-and-bailey fortification situated near Plymouth in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003865.
Plympton 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 1003865.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow on Burrow Hill (4.3 km), The Goreus Stone, immediately west of St Bartholomew's Church (5.3 km), Worth's Cattedown Bone Cave 150m north of Cattedown Wharves (5.4 km).
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