What is recorded here

Bicton motte and bailey castle is a Norman earthwork in Shropshire, built after the conquest of 1066 to project control across the Welsh Marches. Its substantial mound and surrounding bailey still rise from the ground, preserving the defensive shape that dominated early medieval military architecture. The site represents Norman settlement and remains a scheduled monument because those earthworks survive as a clear example of regional fortification.

The National Heritage List for England records Bicton motte and bailey 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.

Bicton motte and bailey castle was built in the late 11th or early 12th century, likely by a Norman lord following the conquest of 1066. It is important as a typical example of early medieval military architecture and as evidence of Norman settlement and control in the region.

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