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Name:Motte and Bailey Castle at Lindfield
HER Ref:MWS3529
Type of record:Monument

Designations

  • Scheduled Monument 12865: MOTTE AND BAILEY CASTLE 240M EAST OF DEAN'S MILL

Summary

The monument includes the central motte and surrounding earthworks of a small motte-and-bailey castle dating from the Norman period situated on the floodplain of the River Ouse


Grid Reference:TQ 5356 1261
Parish:Lindfield Rural, Mid Sussex, West Sussex
Map:Show location on Streetmap

Monument Types

  • MOTTE AND BAILEY (Built, Medieval - 1066 AD to 1154 AD)
  • POND BAY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Sources

<1>Index: Ordnance Survey. 1952 - 1972. Ordnance Survey Record Card -TQ32NE3.
<2>Bibliographic reference: 1991. EH Scheduling revision. K1.614.16/12/91.
<3>Scheduling record: Secretary of State. 1991. Schedule of Monuments.

Associated Events - none recorded

Associated Monuments

  • MWS5797 - Related to: Fishpond and alleged nunnery - Lindfield (Monument)
  • MWS3985 - Related to: Motte and Bailey Castle at Chennels Brook Farm (Monument)

Associated Finds - none recorded