Barby motte

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Earthworks onlybanks, ditches and platforms — read the ground, not walls

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Barby motte preserves the earthworks of a former motte-and-bailey castle in Northamptonshire. It is one of 13 motte-and-bailey castles the Albion Guide charts in the county. The nearest railway station is Rugby, 6.1 km to the north-west. The nearest other motte-and-bailey castle is Brandon Castle, 14.5 km to the west.

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