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Weobley Castle is a motte-and-bailey fortress located in Herefordshire, dating from the Norman period following the conquest of 1066. The site comprises a substantial earthen mound with an attached bailey, representative of the early fortification strategy employed across the Welsh Marches to consolidate Norman control. The castle was likely established in the late eleventh or early twelfth century as part of the defensive network protecting the border region, though it appears to have been abandoned or significantly reduced in importance by the later medieval period. Today the monument survives primarily as earthworks, with the mound and surrounding ditch forming the most visible remains of this once-strategic frontier stronghold.
Weobley Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005384. View the official record →
Weobley Castle is a motte-and-bailey fortress located in Herefordshire, dating from the Norman period following the conquest of 1066. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005384.
Weobley 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 1005384.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Offa's Dyke: the section N of Upperton Farm, extending 175yds (160m) (4.4 km), Offa's Dyke: Upperton Farm, two sections extending 195yds (180m) and 370yds (340m) S from Yazor (4.7 km), Offa's Dyke: the section extending 230yds (210m) N and S of the Old Barn near Kenmoor Coppice (SE of Bowmore Wood) (5.9 km).
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