What is recorded here

Castle Neroche, a motte and bailey castle above Castle Plantation, still stands as a scheduled monument in Somerset. Its earthworks suggest a place built for watchfulness, perhaps for a family, a reeve, or a wandering soldier who needed height when storms came. The hill may have shouted warnings across valleys long before roads or markets existed.

The National Heritage List for England records Castle Neroche: a motte and bailey castle and earlier defences above Castle Plantation 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 de Lacy family in the 12th century, Castle Neroche is remembered as a key Norman stronghold in the Forest of Dean, strategically controlling a major route through the region.

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