What is recorded here

Huntsham Castle is a Norman motte-and-bailey fortification in Mid Devon, built after the Conquest of 1066 to project feudal authority across the region. Its substantial earthwork mound still rises above the land, a commanding position designed for defence and territorial control during the eleventh and twelfth centuries. The site remains a scheduled monument protected by Historic England, preserving the characteristic form of early medieval military architecture that shaped Devon’s settlement pattern.

The National Heritage List for England records Huntsham 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.

Huntsham Castle was built in the 13th century by the de Huntsham family, a local noble lineage in Somerset. It is remembered for its well-preserved remains and its role in the medieval defensive landscape of the region.

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