Fineshade motte and bailey castle and abbey

The National Heritage List for England records Fineshade motte and bailey castle and abbey 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.

Fineshade motte and bailey castle was built in the late 11th or early 12th century, likely by a Norman lord following the Norman Conquest. It is important as a well-preserved example of a medieval military and religious site, associated with the nearby Cistercian abbey, illustrating the strategic and religious developments of the period.