Motte castle 80m north west of the church at Week St Mary — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Eighty metres north west of the Week St Mary church stands a Norman motte castle, an earthwork mound built in the twelfth century to control the local landscape. The soil still holds the shape of a defensive residence, suggesting men climbed the slope to watch roads, fields and arriving guests. It is not a decorative hill but a military tool, shaped by human hands to project power across Cornwall.

The National Heritage List for England records Motte castle 80m north west of the church at Week St Mary 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 to establish control over the surrounding area following the Norman Conquest. It is remembered as an important example of early medieval military architecture in the region.

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