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Tutbury Castle is a Norman fortress founded by Henry de Ferrers in the 1070s, occupying a commanding position on a hilltop near the River Dove in Staffordshire. The castle retains substantial remains of its motte-and-bailey earthworks and displays masonry from multiple periods, including Norman foundations and later medieval stonework, though much of the structure was damaged during the English Civil War and subsequently slighted. The site is particularly significant as a stronghold of the Ferrers family and their successors, and as a royal residence where Mary, Queen of Scots was imprisoned during her captivity in England. Today the castle stands as an important example of Norman military architecture and remains a scheduled ancient monument of considerable archaeological and historical value.
Tutbury Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006112. View the official record →
Tutbury Castle is a Norman fortress founded by Henry de Ferrers in the 1070s, occupying a commanding position on a hilltop near the River Dove in Staffordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006112.
Tutbury 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 1006112.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Three sections of medieval town boundary located to the south and west of Tutbury (0.7 km), Anglo-Scandinavian cross, St Mary's churchyard (3 km), Hoon Mount platformed bowl barrow (3.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Tutbury 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.
Tutbury Castle stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.