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Yielden Castle is a motte and bailey castle located in Bedfordshire, England, representing a form of fortification characteristic of the Norman period and its aftermath. The site comprises a substantial earthwork mound with an associated bailey enclosure, alongside fishponds and related field boundaries that indicate the wider agricultural and domestic economy of the medieval settlement. The castle's earthworks remain substantially visible in the modern landscape, preserving evidence of medieval defensive and residential organisation. The monument's designation as a Scheduled Ancient Monument reflects its importance as a physical record of medieval settlement hierarchy and land use in the East Midlands.
Yielden Castle: a motte and bailey castle, fishponds and associated enclosures is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013520. View the official record →
Yielden Castle is a motte and bailey castle located in Bedfordshire, England, representing a form of fortification characteristic of the Norman period and its aftermath. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013520.
Yielden Castle: a motte and bailey castle, fishponds and associated enclosures 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 1013520.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Great Lodge moated site, Higham Park (4.2 km), Hall Close moated site, fishponds, trackway, field system and dovecote (4.6 km), Market cross 44m north of the Town Hall (5.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Yielden Castle: a motte and bailey castle, fishponds and associated enclosures'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.
Yielden Castle: a motte and bailey castle, fishponds and associated enclosures stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.