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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 →
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.
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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of The Mount motte and bailey castle, 120m north east of Hill House Farm'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.
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.