Castle Tower

Access unclearno public right of way confirmed — check locally before setting out

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

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A motte-and-bailey castle once stood here — today it survives as earthworks in Buckinghamshire. The Albion Guide charts ten motte-and-bailey castles in the county; this is one of them. The surrounding countryside is part of the Chilterns National Landscape. For arrivals by rail, Great Missenden Station is 3.7 km to the north-west.

More at the National Heritage List entry

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