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Whitwick Castle

England
List entry 1012555
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1012555
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.65 hectares
Grid reference
SK 43586 16185
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Whitwick Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle located near Whitwick in Leicestershire. The site dates to the Norman period, likely established in the 11th or 12th century as part of the wave of castle construction following the Norman Conquest. The castle comprises an earthwork mound (motte) with an associated bailey, typical of early Norman military architecture in England. The site survives today principally as earthworks, representing an important example of early medieval defensive settlement in the East Midlands.

Whitwick Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012555. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Whitwick Castle?

Whitwick Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle located near Whitwick in Leicestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012555.

Who is responsible for protecting Whitwick Castle?

Whitwick 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 1012555.

What other scheduled monuments are near Whitwick Castle?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Grace Dieu Priory with two ponds and a fishpond, Belton (2.1 km), Snibston Colliery (2.4 km), Rabbit warren on Warren Hills (2.7 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Grace Dieu Priory with two ponds and a fishpond, Belton
2.1 km
Snibston Colliery
2.4 km
Rabbit warren on Warren Hills
2.7 km
Circular enclosure 300m north east of Forest Field
4.1 km
Coal mining remains at The Conery, 500m south of Coleorton Hall
4.6 km
Coal mining remains at Birch Coppice and Rough Park, 950m and 1.5km south of Smoile Farm
4.6 km
Moated site east of Kellam's Farm
4.7 km
Coal mining remains 600m south west of Smoile Farm
4.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Whitwick Castle

Whitwick Castle stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Whitwick Castle

MancetterRoman town · ~13.7 milesWallRoman town · ~21.6 milesBattle of Bosworth (Field) 1485Battle (1485) · ~10.9 miles
Domesday entry for Whitwick, Leicestershire →
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