What is recorded here

Waytemore Castle is a motte and bailey immediately south of the River Stort, marked as a scheduled monument in East Hertfordshire. The earthworks still stand where they were built, though no intact building remains for a visitor to walk through. Whatever life happened inside its wooden walls has vanished, leaving only the shape of the site and the river beside it.

The National Heritage List for England records Waytemore Castle: a motte and bailey castle immediately south of the River Stort 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, Waytemore Castle was likely constructed by a Norman lord to control the surrounding area and secure key river crossings. It is remembered as an example of early medieval military architecture and for its strategic position near the River Stort.

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