What is recorded here

Motte castle 250m west of Yockleton Hall stands as a scheduled monument in Shropshire, marked only by a point taken from the centre supplied in the official record. The earth may still hold the shape of a tower, guard room or kitchen, though no building remains visible to judge. Listing protects the site but does not invite entry, so the castle keeps its distance and waits for someone authorized to walk its hidden ground.

The National Heritage List for England records Motte castle 250m west of Yockleton Hall 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, likely by a Norman lord following the conquest of 1066, the motte castle near Yockleton Hall is important as a surviving example of early medieval military architecture in the region.

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