What is recorded here

Milton Keynes still covers the Toot, a motte and bailey castle turned manorial complex, 450m south west of St Mary's Church. Men may have climbed its earth, watched the valley and lived under its shadow before the modern city swallowed the landmark.

The National Heritage List for England records The Toot: a motte and bailey castle and later manorial complex 450m south west of St Mary's Church 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, The Toot was likely constructed by a Norman lord to consolidate control over the surrounding area following the Norman Conquest. It is important as a well-preserved example of a motte and bailey castle, illustrating early medieval military and administrative practices in England.

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