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Stansted Castle is a ringwork and bailey earthwork located approximately 100 metres north of Elms Farm in Essex. The monument dates to the Norman period and represents a form of fortification commonly established in the decades following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The site comprises a circular or oval ringwork, a defensive bank and ditch structure, with an associated bailey, typical of the motte-and-bailey castle tradition adapted to local topography. Such earthwork castles served as administrative and defensive centres for Norman lords consolidating control over conquered territories, though Stansted Castle was eventually superseded by more substantial stone fortifications or abandoned as settlement patterns evolved.
Stansted Castle: a ringwork and associated bailey 100m north of Elms Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009311. View the official record →
Stansted Castle is a ringwork and bailey earthwork located approximately 100 metres north of Elms Farm in Essex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009311.
Stansted Castle: a ringwork and associated bailey 100m north of Elms 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 1009311.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Waytemore Castle: a motte and bailey castle immediately south of the River Stort (4.3 km), Portingbury Hills (4.9 km), Old Rectory moated site, Glebe House (5.2 km).
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