Earthwork remains of a Motte and Bailey Castle. The motte is an irregular oval 150 feet by 140 feet and 19 feet above its surrounding ditch, of semi circular shape, fot the motte is defended naturally on the north by the steep fall in the ground. The motte has been damaged by stone quarrying. the bailey is defended by a 15 feet high rampart on the east, and by a slightly lower rock-cutting on part of the rest of the enclosure. It is subdivided by a cross bank with two gaps. The castle is probably of late 11th or early 12th century in date.
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