Motte and Bailey

Motte and Bailey is an archaeological site in Dorstone, Herefordshire, England. Motte and Bailey is situated nearby to the community center Dorstone Village Hall, as well as near Dorstone Mobile Post Office Service.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Faith and Arthur’s Stone.

Church of St Faith

Church

Photo: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Faith is situated 900 feet northeast of Motte and Bailey.

Arthur’s Stone

Archaeological site

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Arthur's Stone is a Neolithic chambered tomb, or dolmen, in Herefordshire, England. It is situated on the ridge line of a hill overlooking both the Golden Valley, Herefordshire and the Wye Valley. The tomb dates from 3700 BC – 2700 BC. Arthur’s Stone is situated 1 mile northeast of Motte and Bailey.

Red Lion Hotel

Hotel

Photo: Jeremy Bolwell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Red Lion Hotel is situated 2 miles northeast of Motte and Bailey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dorstone and Bredwardine.

Dorstone

Village

Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dorstone is a village and civil parish within the Golden Valley, Herefordshire, England. There is a church and public house with restaurant. The Golden Valley area offers hillwalking and horseback riding countryside and is noted for its scenery.

Bredwardine

Village

Photo: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bredwardine is a village and civil parish in the west of Herefordshire, England. Significant parish landmarks include a brick bridge over the River Wye, the historic Red Lion late 17th-century coaching inn, St Andrew's Church, and the site of Bredwardine Castle. Bredwardine is situated 2 miles northeast of Motte and Bailey.

Brobury

Hamlet

Brobury is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Brobury with Monnington on Wye, in western Herefordshire, England, located between Hereford and Hay-on-Wye. Brobury is situated 2½ miles northeast of Motte and Bailey.

Motte and Bailey

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Dorstone, Herefordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.06902° or 52° 4′ 9″ north

Longitude

-3.00484° or 3° 0′ 17″ west

Open location code

9C4R3X9W+J3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 769244337

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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