Turret Castle

Heritage listing

Details This record was the subject of a minor enhancement on 26 May 2015. The record has been generated from an "old county number" (OCN) scheduling record. These are monuments that were not reviewed under the Monuments Protection Programme and are some of our oldest designation records. This monument includes a motte and bailey castle situated on a spur forming the south bank of a tributary to the River Arrow. The motte survives as a circular mound measuring up to 46m in diameter and 7.2m high with an oval flat top of approximately 25m by 22m all surrounded by a partially buried ditch. The bailey survives to the east and is irregular in plan because of the natural topography although it is up to a maximum of 104m long and 75m wide. The bailey is defined differentially by a rampart bank measuring up to 0.8m high with an associated ditch of up to 0.8m deep to the north west and east, whilst the northern and southern sides are denoted by scarps. Some sources suggest an entrance to the east indicates the rest of the natural spur was utilised as an outer bailey. Stretches of curtain wall are preserved as both buried and partly visible features. The castle is known by the alternative names of ‘Turret Castle’ or ‘Hellwood’. This castle is also thought to be the earliest precursor to Huntington Castle a similar monument nearby which is the subject of a separate scheduling. Legacy The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system. Legacy System number: HE 99 Legacy System: RSM - OCN

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.