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Shocklach Castle is a motte and moated enclosure located in Cheshire, England, representing a significant example of Norman military architecture from the eleventh or twelfth century. The site comprises a substantial earthen motte surmounted by defensive works, surrounded by a moated enclosure that provided additional protection and marked the extent of the castle's defensive perimeter. The monument demonstrates the characteristic design of early medieval fortifications in the Welsh Marches, where such works served both military and administrative functions for Norman lords establishing control over newly conquered territories. The survival of both the motte and its associated moated features makes Shocklach an important archaeological record of Norman settlement patterns and castle construction in the region.
Shocklach Castle motte and moated enclosure is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012620. View the official record →
Shocklach Castle is a motte and moated enclosure located in Cheshire, England, representing a significant example of Norman military architecture from the eleventh or twelfth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012620.
Shocklach Castle motte and moated enclosure 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 1012620.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 250m SSE of Meadows Farm (3.2 km), Sutton Green round barrow (3.7 km), Medieval and post-medieval settlement remains and associated field system immediately east of Overton Hall (4.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Shocklach Castle motte and moated enclosure'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.
Shocklach Castle motte and moated enclosure stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.