Scheduled MonumentsEnglandThe Mount motte and bailey castle, 120m north east of Hill House Farm

The Mount motte and bailey castle, 120m north east of Hill House Farm

England
List entry 1012856
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1012856
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.76 hectares
Grid reference
SO 49737 84725
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Mount is a motte and bailey castle situated in Shropshire, England, northeast of Hill House Farm. The monument consists of a mound (motte) with an associated bailey, representing a typical form of military fortification constructed in the Norman period following 1066. Such earthwork castles served as administrative and defensive strongholds during the early medieval period, particularly in the newly conquered territories of England after the Norman Conquest. The site remains visible as an archaeological earthwork, preserving evidence of medieval castle architecture and settlement patterns in the region.

The Mount motte and bailey castle, 120m north east of Hill House Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012856. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is The Mount motte and bailey castle, 120m north east of Hill House Farm?

The Mount is a motte and bailey castle situated in Shropshire, England, northeast of Hill House Farm. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012856.

Who is responsible for protecting The Mount motte and bailey castle, 120m north east of Hill House Farm?

The Mount motte and bailey castle, 120m north east of Hill House 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 1012856.

What other scheduled monuments are near The Mount motte and bailey castle, 120m north east of Hill House Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Norton Camp: a large multivallate hillfort (5.7 km), Stokesay Castle (6.8 km), Robin Hood's Butt: a bowl barrow 190m north of Ludlow golf course club house (6.9 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under The Mount motte and bailey castle, 120m north east of Hill House Farm

The Mount motte and bailey castle, 120m north east of Hill House Farm stands on Pridoli Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Pridoli. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around The Mount motte and bailey castle, 120m north east of Hill House Farm

Offa's DykeArchaeological site · ~13.3 milesWroxeterRoman town · ~15.5 milesBattle of Shrewsbury 1403Battle (1403) · ~20.1 miles