What is recorded here
Built by the de Mountfitchet family in the 12th century, Stansted Mountfitchet Castle is remembered as a significant Norman stronghold and is notable for its motte-and-bailey design and historical role in the region's medieval defense and administration.
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Places near here
Stansted CastleListed building · 62 yd
The PorchListed building · 149 yd
Mountfitchet Castle BaileyCastle, fort or tower · 216 yd
Mountfitchet Castle keepCastle, fort or tower · 216 yd
Date stoneStanding or carved stone · 654 yd
Old MilepostMonument or public art · 662 yd
Blackcurrant SpringWood · 991 yd
Aubrey Buxton Nature ReserveWood · 1386 yd
All Saints, Hockerill - MemorialHeritage place · 2.6 mi
River StortVisitor information · 2.6 mi
Sworders fieldVisitor information · 2.6 mi
War memorial detailHeritage place · 2.8 miOther information
Photo: Trevor Harris · CC BY-SA 2.0