What is recorded here

South Cerney castle survives as a scheduled monument in the Cotswold, though no proud tower or thick wall still stands for visitors to touch. The land may have worn out a fortress, buried it under pasture or simply forgotten the shape of its stones. What remains is a ghost address, waiting for someone brave enough to imagine the missing building.

The National Heritage List for England records South Cerney 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.

Built by the de Cerney family in the 12th century, South Cerney Castle is remembered as a significant Norman stronghold in the Cotswolds, reflecting the strategic and feudal importance of the region during the medieval period.

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