Remains of a medieval ringwork castle known as Crabb's Castle, 680m north east of Crabb's Castle Farm

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Crabb's Castle is a medieval ringwork castle situated in Norfolk, northeast of Crabb's Castle Farm. The monument consists of a circular or oval defensive earthwork typical of Norman fortifications, comprising a raised mound surrounded by a ditch that would have originally been deeper and more pronounced than its current state. Dating to the medieval period, likely the 11th or 12th century, this ringwork represents a relatively modest but strategically important form of fortification that was widespread in Norman England before the construction of larger stone castles. The site survives as an upstanding earthwork and forms part of Norfolk's significant heritage of early medieval defensive structures, demonstrating the pattern of Norman settlement and military organization in East Anglia.

Remains of a medieval ringwork castle known as Crabb's Castle, 680m north east of Crabb's Castle Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018175. View the official record →

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