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Stogursey Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle situated in the parish of Stogursey in Somerset. The castle was founded in the late eleventh century following the Norman Conquest, with the motte constructed on a naturally elevated site that was subsequently fortified with a substantial earthwork bailey. The site was later developed with stone structures, including elements of a stone keep, though the castle declined in military importance after the medieval period. Today the monument survives primarily as earthwork remains, with the motte forming a prominent topographical feature that demonstrates the characteristic two-part defensive arrangement typical of early Norman fortifications in England.
Stogursey Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019035. View the official record →
Stogursey Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle situated in the parish of Stogursey in Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019035.
Stogursey 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 1019035.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Plainsfield Camp slight univallate hillfort (6.7 km), Cairn 280m south of Triscombe Stone (8 km), Churchyard cross in St Michael's churchyard (8.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Stogursey 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.
Stogursey Castle stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.