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 Castles in Northamptonshire
Culworth Castle
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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.
Caution-Uneven ground and steep grass covered slopes present. These may be slippery. please take care when visiting. |
Long Buckby Castle
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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.
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Access via The Poplars, signposted from the Market Square.
Caution-Uneven ground and steep grass covered slopes present. These may be slippery please take care when visiting. |
North Hall Manor, Walgrave
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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.
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At bottom of recreation field below Village Hall car park, Newlands Road. Steep grass covered slopes present.
Caution-Uneven ground and steep grass covered slopes present. These may be slippery. Please take care when visiting.
The site contains ponds - please take care and ensure that children are properly supervised. Do not enter the water. |