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Conger Hill

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 Bedfordshire. It is one of nine motte-and-bailey castles the Albion Guide lists in the county. Harlington (Beds) Station is 2.7 km away to the north-east. The nearest other motte-and-bailey castle is Totternhoe Castle, 7.5 km to the south-west.

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