What is recorded here

Motte castle at Upper Buckton stands as a scheduled monument in Herefordshire, marked only by a point on an official list rather than a visible gate or guard. The earth may still hold the shape of a forgotten defence, waiting beneath grass or ploughed soil. Listing protects the site but does not guarantee entry, so the castle remains a ghost in paperwork, visible only to imagination until someone walks the land and finds what the list refuses to describe.

The National Heritage List for England records Motte castle at Upper Buckton 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, Motte castle at Upper Buckton was likely constructed by a Norman lord as part of the post-Conquest military and administrative expansion into northern England. Its scheduling as a monument highlights its importance in understanding medieval frontier defense and land control.

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