What is recorded here

Motte and bailey castle known as The Mount stands in East Suffolk, England, recorded as a scheduled monument. Whether the earthwork still holds the shape of a defended home or has softened into a local landmark is no longer clear. The mount may have risen above the flat land to give a family a place of safety, pride or simply a better view.

The National Heritage List for England records Motte and bailey castle known as The Mount 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.

Motte and bailey castle known as The Mount was likely built in the 11th or 12th century, during the Norman period, as a defensive and administrative stronghold. It is important as a scheduled monument, reflecting early medieval military architecture and land control in England.

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