What is recorded here

Seven hectares of Nottinghamshire soil still hold the shape of an eleventh-century Norman claim, where a tall motte rose above a bailey to watch the land and six fishponds multiplied the estate's power. The castle has vanished, but the ponds remain as shallow dishes across the fields, proving that conquest required both swords and supper.

The National Heritage List for England records Motte and bailey castle and associated medieval and post-medieval manorial remains, including six fishponds 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 medieval period, likely by a local lord or Norman authority following the Norman Conquest, the site is important as an example of medieval land management and feudal architecture, with its fishponds indicating advanced agricultural and resource control practices.

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