What is recorded here

Castle earthworks and barn at Thorpe Waterville is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the surviving defensive earthworks of a castle site together with a stone barn. The earthworks, which include a motte and bailey configuration, date from the medieval period and represent the physical remains of a fortified settlement. The stone barn, a later agricultural structure, stands within or adjacent to the castle precinct, indicating continued occupation and use of the site beyond its primary defensive function. The monument lies in Northamptonshire and is significant as evidence of medieval lordly power and settlement organisation in the region.

The National Heritage List for England records Castle earthworks and barn at Thorpe Waterville 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 in the 13th century, the castle at Thorpe Waterville was likely held by the de Valognes family, who were prominent in the region during the medieval period. It is remembered as an example of a motte-and-bailey castle that reflects the military and feudal structures of early English medieval society.

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