Abinger Castle, Medieval motte and bailey castle in Abinger Common, England
Abinger Castle is a medieval fortification on Abinger Common featuring an artificial earthen mound with a flat platform on top. A wet ditch encircles the motte and defensive earthwork remains outline the structure of this early fortified position.
A Norman family built this wooden fortification around 1100 and significantly reinforced it in 1140. The site remained in use until 1153 before being abandoned.
The place takes its name from the Abinger family who settled in the area during medieval times. Visitors can walk across the land shaped by this early settlement and see how nature has reclaimed the fortification.
The site is accessible through a public footpath with parking spaces along the adjacent road nearby. The grounds are walkable year-round and offer clear views of the mound and surrounding earthwork structures.
Beneath the medieval layers lie much older traces of human settlement from the Stone Age. Archaeologists uncovered ancient tools and dwelling pits from this prehistoric period at the same location.
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