Castle Bromwich Motte

United Kingdom / England / Water Orton / A452 Collector Road
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The remains of a motte and bailey mostly destroyed by the construction of the M6 motorway. A much mutilated, reduced and mis-shapen motte remains, measuring, at the base, 48m east to west, by 30m north to south and 4.5m in height. The summit of the motte measures 17m by 12m. A short stretch of bailey ditch 18m in length and 10m in width was excavated by Birmingham Museum. These excavations also revealed evidence for a timber structure on top of the motte and C12-C13 buildings inside the bailey along with a C16 house. Evidence for Medieval and Roman settlement was found.
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bromwich_Castle
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Coordinates:   52°30'31"N   1°47'24"W
This article was last modified 9 years ago