What is recorded here

Thirty-two metres of Shropshire earth still rise beside Rea Brook, carrying the ghost of a Norman tower that watched the road between Shrewsbury and Montgomery. The castle joined military pride to domestic life, using its broad bailey for kitchens, chambers and the ordinary clutter of power. It is no longer a working fortress, but the land remembers the shape of the hands that built it.

The National Heritage List for England records Motte and bailey castle 150m north east of Wilmington 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, this motte and bailey castle was likely constructed by Norman settlers following the conquest of 1066. It is important as a scheduled monument, reflecting early medieval military architecture and the strategic control of the surrounding area during the Norman consolidation of England.

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