Wormegay Castle

Wormegay Castle

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.ref|gathou

References

* The Gatehouse (2005). " [http://homepage.mac.com/philipdavis/English%20sites/2002.html Wormegay Castle] ". Retrieved December 15, 2005.

External links

* [http://www.castleuk.net/castle_lists_east_anglia/132/wormegaycastle.htm CastleUK.net] on Wormegay Castle


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