Castle Batch

Castle Batch was a motte constructed by the Norman lord Walter of Douai between the Norman conquest of England in 1066 and 1086.^[1] It was built on a ridge above the surrounding area, with a mound that is now 3 metres (9.8 ft) high and 42 metres (138 ft) across, surrounded by a ditch up to 10 metres (33 ft) wide.^[1] The entrance was probably on the north side of the motte.^[1] A possible bailey has been identified alongside the motte.^[2] Although typically characterised as a motte, the mound has a slight indentation in the centre and archaeologist Stuart Prior considers the mound to have been a ringwork.^[3]

Around 1200 the estate belonged to William De Courtney and by 1303 by John de Beauchamp.^[4]

In the 21st century the site forms part of local parkland, and is protected by law as a scheduled monument.

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