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Sauvey Castle is a late twelfth-century motte-and-bailey fortification located in Leicestershire. The castle comprises a substantial earthen mound with a surrounding ditch and bailey, typical of Norman military architecture, though the site was likely established in the late 1100s rather than the immediate post-Conquest period. The monument survives as a prominent earthwork and represents an important example of the secondary phase of castle construction in the East Midlands. Little structural development beyond the initial earthwork defences is evident, and the site was apparently short-lived as a significant stronghold.
Sauvey Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010303. View the official record →
Sauvey Castle is a late twelfth-century motte-and-bailey fortification located in Leicestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010303.
Sauvey 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 1010303.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castle mound (0.6 km), Site of abbey church and claustral buildings (1.3 km), Defended enclosure on Robin-a-tiptoe Hill (1.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Sauvey 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.
Sauvey Castle stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.