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

England

List entry 1018175

Nation

England

The designation

Reference

List entry 1018175

Authority

Historic England (NHLE)

Status

Scheduled Monument

Scheduled area

0.4 hectares

Grid reference

TF 91479 39796

Boundary

Scheduled area

Overview

History & significance

Crabb's Castle is a medieval ringwork castle located near Crabb's Castle Farm in Norfolk, England. The monument comprises an earthwork fortification typical of the Norman period, consisting of a defensive ring of banks and ditches that would have enclosed a small defended settlement or stronghold. Ringwork castles of this type were common in England during the eleventh and twelfth centuries, representing a more modest form of military architecture than the stone keeps and curtain walls of larger baronial fortifications. The site remains visible as earthwork remains and contributes to the archaeological record of medieval defensive settlement 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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What is Remains of a medieval ringwork castle known as Crabb's Castle, 680m north east of Crabb's Castle Farm?

Crabb's Castle is a medieval ringwork castle located near Crabb's Castle Farm in Norfolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018175.

Who is responsible for protecting Remains of a medieval ringwork castle known as Crabb's Castle, 680m north east of Crabb's Castle Farm?

Remains of a medieval ringwork castle known as Crabb's Castle, 680m north east of Crabb's Castle Farm 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 1018175.

What other scheduled monuments are near Remains of a medieval ringwork castle known as Crabb's Castle, 680m north east of Crabb's Castle Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Egmere medieval settlement (2.7 km), Moated site 240m south west of Whey Curd Farm (2.8 km), Warham Camp small multivallate fort (3 km).

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Monuments

The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.

Battlefields

The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.

Roman Britain

The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.

Domesday

The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.

Civil War

The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.

Geology

The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.

LiDAR

Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.

Local Names

What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.

Historical Maps

Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.

Literature

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Legal

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Egmere medieval settlement

2.7 km

Moated site 240m south west of Whey Curd Farm

2.8 km

Warham Camp small multivallate fort

3 km

Medieval settlement 370m north of Grove Farm

Ruins and site of Walsingham Priory

3.7 km

Waterden medieval settlement remains

4.5 km

The ground beneath

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

Remains of a medieval ringwork castle known as Crabb's Castle, 680m north east of Crabb's Castle Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

Domesday entry for North Barsham, Norfolk →

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