South Moreton Castle

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 Oxfordshire. It is one of five motte-and-bailey castles the Albion Guide maps in the county. It sits inside the North Wessex Downs National Landscape.

The closest station is Cholsey, 3.4 km to the south-east. The nearest other motte-and-bailey castle is Wallingford Castle, 5.5 km to the east.

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