What is recorded here

Motte castle adjacent to The Mount cottage stands in Shropshire as a scheduled monument, marked only by a point taken from the centre supplied in the official record. Whether it hid a family, watched a road or simply marked a boundary remains unknown. The earth may still hold the shape of a tower, a yard or a forgotten room.

The National Heritage List for England records Motte castle adjacent to The Mount cottage 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, this motte castle was likely constructed by a Norman lord or military commander to establish control over the surrounding area following the Norman Conquest. Its designation as a scheduled monument highlights its historical and archaeological significance in understanding medieval military architecture and land use.

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