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Studley Old Castle : a motte castle

Scheduled monument

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Studley Old Castle is a motte castle near Stratford-on-Avon, recorded as a scheduled monument. It is a buried or hidden military place, not a display castle. The land may still hold the shape of that old defence, even when no tower remains visible.
The National Heritage List for England records Studley Old Castle : a motte 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.
Studley Old Castle, a motte castle, was likely built in the 12th century, during the early medieval period, by a local Norman lord or military commander. It is remembered as an important scheduled monument, reflecting the strategic and defensive significance of such structures in the post-Conquest landscape of England.

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