Worksop Castle: eleventh century motte castle and twelfth century shell keep castle

Worksop Castle is an eleventh century motte and twelfth century shell keep, the kind of place where stone and soil still carry the shape of hands that built it. It stands in Bassetlaw as a scheduled monument, marked for protection though entry remains uncertain. The contrast between the earlier earthen mound and the later circular keep suggests a castle that grew rather than appeared whole, adapted as its keepers learned what defence required.