Oxford Castle and earlier settlement remains — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Oxford Castle rose as a Norman motte-and-bailey fortress in the late eleventh century, yet Anglo-Saxon occupation already marked the strategically important ground before the conquest of 1066. Its twelfth-century cylindrical stone keep still stands within the medieval townscape, witnessing layers of human ambition stacked upon one another. The earthwork mound and ditch remain prominent, suggesting that power on this spot was never new, only repeated.

The National Heritage List for England records Oxford Castle and earlier settlement remains 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.

Oxford Castle was built in the late 11th century by Robert d'Oilly, a Norman baron, following the Norman Conquest. It is important as a key example of early Norman military architecture and as a historical center of local governance and defense in Oxford.

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