More information : (SP 37243117) CASTLE (NR) (Site of) (1)
Motte and bailey with strong counterscarp bank north of the church built of piled limestone, with oval enclosure beyond to the north-east. Pottery from the motte-top and bailey in 1938 was dated to the mid-twelfth century. (2-3)
A small motte and bailey with earthworks to the NE consisting of a series of small platforms including a circular one which would appear to be either the remains of a dovecote or windmill. Superficially the whole earthwork appears to be a ring motte but on closer examination is seems probable that the motte, at SP 37243119 has been cut back internally forming the present slightly crescentic mound. Part of the bailey has been destroyed by an extension to the church graveyard.
Resurveyed at 1:2500 (4)
The site is as described above by the previous authorities. There are sections of bank, one of which turns inwards at a right angle suggesting an entrance to the bailey at SP 37282 31187. There is an amorphous bank at SP 37274 31224, suggesting a feature that has been spread out to try to level it. This is located immediately to the north of the circular enclosure mentioned above by authority 2, and interpreted as a windmill mound or a dove cote. The main motte is only partially visible on aerial photographs taken in 1954 as it has a number of trees on it. The site becomes more wooded over the following decades.
This site has been mapped from aerial photographs as part of the South East Warwickshire and Cotswolds HLS Target Areas National Mapping Programme (6).
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