More information : (ST 96003923) Castle Mound (NR). (1)
The Norman castle of the Giffords, at Sherrington has no visible remains of masonry (2). Pevsner (3) calls it a motte and bailey. (2-3)
This motte is 48m across and rises 5.5m above a 3.5m deep ditch, which widens in the east to form a water-filled moat. Vestiges of a perimeter bank on the top of the motte remain, but there is no trace of any structure. There is no evidence of an associated bailey. Published 1:2500 survey revised. (4)
A ditch 110m NW of the motte was sectioned in 1972 and found to be 25 feet wide. It probably represents a bailey ditch. The enclosure map of Sherrington shows the road pattern to the south of the motte forms a D-shape enclosing the parish church, probably indicating a second bailey. (5) |