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Tutbury Castle is a Norman castle founded in the late eleventh century by Henry de Ferrers on a prominent hilltop in Staffordshire. The site is dominated by its substantial motte-and-bailey earthworks, with the motte crowned by a polygonal stone keep that was constructed in the twelfth century. The castle served as a strategically important stronghold and the principal seat of the Ferrers family, commanding views across the Dove Valley. Though much of the medieval structure has been reduced to ruins, the surviving masonry and earthwork defences remain significant testimony to Norman castle architecture and the feudal landscape of medieval England.
Tutbury Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006112. View the official record →
Tutbury Castle is a Norman castle founded in the late eleventh century by Henry de Ferrers on a prominent hilltop 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).
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