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Stapleton Castle is a motte-and-bailey fortification located in Herefordshire, dating to the Norman period following the conquest of 1066. The castle comprises a substantial earthen mound with an associated bailey, representing a common form of military fortification employed during the early medieval consolidation of Norman control in the Welsh Marches. The site demonstrates the strategic importance of the region during the twelfth century, when such fortifications served to protect against Welsh incursions and to assert feudal authority over the surrounding territory. The earthworks remain substantially visible, preserving evidence of the castle's original defensive configuration despite the absence of significant stone structures.
Stapleton Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005527. View the official record →
Stapleton Castle is a motte-and-bailey fortification located in Herefordshire, dating to the Norman period following the conquest of 1066. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005527.
Stapleton 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 1005527.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Churchyard cross in St Michael's churchyard (6.1 km), Offa's Dyke: Rushock Hill section, extending 1630yds (1490m) E to Kennel Wood (6.7 km), Offa's Dyke: section S of Riddings Brook on Herrock Hill (6.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Stapleton 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.
Stapleton Castle stands on Pridoli Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Pridoli. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.