What is recorded here
Marian and I walked past five green fishponds before reaching the moated manor. The wide water ditch cut through the estate instead of wrapping it, giving the house an unusual shape. We stood beside the old motte and imagined a timber keep overlooking fields that men and women still use for life and memory.
The National Heritage List for England records Pinxton Castle motte and fortified manor with moated site and five fishponds 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 by the de Peverel family in the 12th century, Pinxton Castle is remembered for its strategic role in the Norman consolidation of the region and its well-preserved medieval features, including a motte, bailey, moated manor, and fishponds.
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