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Shotwick Castle is a motte and bailey fortress located in Cheshire, England, dating from the Norman period following the conquest of 1066. The monument comprises a substantial mound with an associated bailey, representing a typical early medieval earthwork defensive structure of the kind erected across England during the consolidation of Norman rule. The site also preserves evidence of late medieval garden remains, indicating continued occupation and refinement of the castle grounds during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. The survival of both the substantial earthwork fortifications and archaeological traces of later domestic activity makes Shotwick an important example of long-term settlement development on a single defensive site.
Shotwick Castle motte and bailey and late medieval garden remains is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016616. View the official record →
Shotwick Castle is a motte and bailey fortress located in Cheshire, England, dating from the Norman period following the conquest of 1066. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016616.
Shotwick Castle motte and bailey and late medieval garden remains 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 1016616.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The 'Lock-Up', Hawarden (5.8 km), Hawarden Castle (5.9 km), Green Lane Farm Moated Site (6.9 km).
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