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Tapton Castle motte is a Norman motte-and-bailey castle located in Derbyshire, England, dating to the eleventh or twelfth century. The monument survives as an earthwork comprising a substantial mound, the characteristic motte, which would originally have supported a timber or stone fortification. The site demonstrates the typical defensive architecture employed by Norman landholders during the medieval period to assert control over their territories. Though now reduced to its earthwork remains, Tapton Castle motte represents an important example of early medieval fortification in the East Midlands.
Tapton Castle motte is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011210. View the official record →
Tapton Castle motte is a Norman motte-and-bailey castle located in Derbyshire, England, dating to the eleventh or twelfth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011210.
Tapton Castle motte 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 1011210.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Brampton Barn (2.9 km), Lead smelt mill in Linacre Wood, 160m east of Lower Linacre Reservoir dam (5.2 km), Section of Rykneld Street 80yds (70m) long N of Redleadmill Brook (5.6 km).
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