What is recorded here

Foss Castle stands in North Yorkshire as a motte and bailey, the precursor to Old Mulgrave Castle. Its earthworks still mark the ground where early defences rose, suggesting a busy place of guards, gates and decisions long before the later castle took the name. The land may have felt crowded with lantern light, horse hooves and argument, even if no named hall remains visible.

The National Heritage List for England records Foss Castle: a motte and bailey, precursor to Old Mulgrave Castle 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.

Foss Castle, a motte and bailey castle, was built in the 12th century, likely by a Norman lord as part of the post-Conquest fortification of northern England. It is important as a precursor to Old Mulgrave Castle and as an example of early medieval military architecture in the region.

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