What is recorded here

Mud, marble and memory stack above one another in Cambridge. Normans raised a castle on top of Roman streets, Roman streets on top of Iron Age defences, and Civil War trenches cut through both. The ground remembers every hand that shaped it.

The National Heritage List for England records Cambridge motte and bailey castle, Civil War earthworks and the buried remains of an Iron Age defended settlement, Roman town and former county gaol 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.

Built by the Normans in the 11th century, Cambridge motte and bailey castle was an important strategic stronghold in the region. The site is significant for its layered history, including Iron Age, Roman, and Civil War remains, reflecting continuous occupation and conflict over more than two millennia.

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