Benefield Castle

Scheduled monument

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Built in the 12th century, Benefield Castle was a Norman motte-and-bailey fortress established to consolidate control over the surrounding area following the Norman Conquest. It is remembered as an example of early medieval military architecture and as evidence of the strategic importance of the region during the 11th and 12th centuries.

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The National Heritage List for England records Benefield Castle as a scheduled monument. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

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