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Motte castle immediately west of St John the Baptist's Church

Scheduled monument

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Motte castle immediately west of St John the Baptist's Church is a scheduled monument in South Oxfordshire, England. The earthworks still mark the place where power was displayed and defended. A mound and ditch may have served a local lord, a military outpost or a boundary marker. The church stands beside the remains, linking worship and warning in one small landscape.
The National Heritage List for England records Motte castle immediately west of St John the Baptist's Church 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.

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