Wormegay Castle
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Wormegay Castle is a motte and bailey earthwork, located next to the village of Wormegay in the English county of Norfolk.
The motte is visible as an earthen mound some 5 m high and 77 m by 62 m at the base. The motte is surrounded on three sides by a ditch 12-15 m wide and 2 m deep. The bailey adjoins the motte and is an enclosure 150 m by 88 m, raised about 1 m above ground level.
The castle was probably built by Hermer de Ferrers after the Norman Conquest.
[edit] References
- ^ The Gatehouse (2005). Wormegay Castle. Retrieved December 15, 2005.
[edit] External links
- Map sources for Wormegay Castle
- CastleUK.net on Wormegay Castle
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