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The Mount is a motte and bailey castle located northeast of Hill House Farm in Shropshire, England. This earthwork monument consists of a raised mound, or motte, accompanied by an adjacent bailey, representing a typical Norman or early medieval fortification type that proliferated in England following the Norman Conquest. The site demonstrates the defensive and administrative functions of small-scale castles in the Norman settlement pattern of the Welsh Marches, though detailed documentary records specific to this installation remain limited in the scholarly record. As an upstanding earthwork monument, it preserves important archaeological evidence of early medieval military architecture 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 →
The Mount is a motte and bailey castle located northeast of Hill House Farm in Shropshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012856.
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.
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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