What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in Dorset.
Woodsford Castle was a Norman motte-and-bailey castle, built in the 12th century, likely by a local landowner or military commander to control the surrounding area and support the Norman consolidation of Dorset. It is remembered as an example of early medieval military architecture and as evidence of the strategic importance of the region following the Norman Conquest.
Places near here
Woodsford CastleListed building · 368 yd
Unidentified Monument, in the Churchyard, 15m East of the East Wall of the Church of St John the BaptistListed building · 786 yd
Ilsington WoodWood · 1.4 mi
Heedless William's Standing Stone, Pond HouseAncient stone or rock art · 1.5 mi
RainbarrowsArchaeological place · 1.6 mi
Dark LaneVisitor information · 1.6 mi
Thorncombe WoodsForest · 1.7 mi
Scarce Chaser, Sculpture By The Lakes, PallingtonPublic sculpture · 1.7 mi
Sculpture By The Lakes, PallingtonPublic sculpture · 1.9 mi
Bockhampton CrossVisitor information · 2.1 mi
Kite HillMountain / peak · 2.2 mi
Athelhampton HouseCastle · 2.5 miOther information
Photo: Ron Strutt · CC BY-SA 2.0