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Manors & Castles

The three archaeological sites cared for by the County Council are all medieval earthworks - with grassy humps and bumps indicating ancient ditches, banks or buried buildings.

All three sites are Scheduled Ancient Monuments - no digging or metal detecting allowed.

Manors and Castle in Northamptonshire can be found at:

Culworth Castle

This small ringwork castle was probably built in the late 1100s.

A dry defensive ditch and a substantial earthen mound is all that survives

Behind St. Mary’s church, High Street.  Access is via path between church and school.

Steep grass covered slopes present.

Please take care on the slopes of this monument which may be slippery.

Long Buckby Castle

Long Buckby Castle - a ringwork and bailey castle - was probably built in the early 1100s.

Known locally as The Mounts, all that survives today of the timber castle are the earthwork defences

Access via The Poplars, signposted from the Market Square.

Steep grass covered slopes present.

Please take care on the slopes of this monument which may slippery

North Hall Manor, Walgrave

The earthworks of this medieval moated site are all that remains of the medieval manor of North Hall.

Archaeological research suggests that the manor was in use from the late 12th / early 13th centuries up until the 1500s

At bottom of recreation field below Village Hall car park, Newlands Road. Steep grass covered slopes present.

Please take care on the slopes of this monument which may be slippery.

The site contains permanent and seasonal ponds - please take care and ensure that children are properly supervised. Do not enter the water.

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