Bury Mount motte castle

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Date first scheduled

3 October 1975

What is recorded here

Bury Mount motte castle is a scheduled monument in West Northamptonshire, England.

From the Historic England (National Heritage List for England) record 1008529

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Photo credits

• Jo and Steve Turner, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Mike Faherty, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• John Salmon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Neil Theasby, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Keith Evans, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Philip Jeffrey, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• David Lally, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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