What is recorded here

Motte and bailey castle in Wormegay village is a Norman fortification in Norfolk, England. Its earthwork mound and outer bailey mark post-Conquest military settlement. The mound may have carried a timber or stone palisade, while the bailey held the working life of the castle. The site remains visible as an archaeological earthwork and is protected as a scheduled monument.

The National Heritage List for England records Motte and bailey castle in Wormegay village 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 late 11th or early 12th century, likely by a Norman lord following the conquest of 1066, the castle at Wormegay is important as a surviving example of early medieval military architecture in England. Its scheduling as a monument highlights its historical and archaeological significance.

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