What is recorded here

Mortimer-controlled Lingen Castle still stands as a circular motte and western bailey beside the church, marking a planned Norman settlement rather than a distant myth. Turstin held the manor when Domesday was written, and later Lingen men gained warren, knighthood, cattle rights and sheriffdom. The earthworks remain clear in pasture, with a possible shell keep and gatehouse hinted in the western defences.

The National Heritage List for England records Lingen Castle 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.

Lingen Castle was built in the 13th century by the de Lingen family, a local noble lineage in the area. It is remembered for its strategic role in the medieval defense of the region and as an example of early military architecture in rural England.

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