Castlemorton Motte

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Castle Morton

In the civil parish of Castlemorton.
In the historic county of Worcestershire (Modern Authority of Worcestershire, 1974 county of Hereford and Worcester).

Medieval motte and bailey and possibly associated features are visible as earthworks and have been mapped from aerial photographs. A string of Medieval and/or Post Medieval fishponds are situated immediately east of the motte and bailey. There is a record of the existence of a castle in the early C13 but as there is no surface evidence of a castle or building it is possible the record actually refers to the motte rather than an actual building. Medieval pottery has been found at the site.

This site has been described as a;
Timber Castle.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Earthworks remains.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SO79433702

Modern Map from

Good for landscape form and features

Modern Map from

Good for general location

Air Photo from

1st edition OS Map from

Sources of information, references and further reading

PastScape number; 113476

Books

Salter, Mike, 2000, Castles of Herefordshire and Worcestershire (Malvern) p76
Pettifer, A., 1995, English Castles, A guide by counties (Woodbridge) p280 [slight]
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p506
Harvey, Alfred, 1911, Castles and Walled Towns of England (Methuen and Co)
Montgomerie, 1924, in Page, Wm and Willis-Bund, J.W. (eds), VCH, Worcester Vol4 p49-50, 426

Journal Articles

A Wilson, 1974-5, ‘Castle Morton. Motte and bailey' Worcestershire Archaeology and Local History Newsletter Vol15 p7
Brown, R, Allen, 1959, 'A List of Castles, 1154–1216' English Historical Review Vol74 [Reprinted in Brown, R. Allen, 1989, Castles, conquest and charters: collected papers (Woodbridge: Boydell Press) p249-280]
1952-3. Transactions Worcestershire Naturalists Club Vol10 p290

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